Clinton, Hillary Rodham

Hillary Rodham Clinton was born on October 27, 1947, in Chicago to Dorothy and Hugh Rodham. She attended Wellesley, graduating in 1969, and then continued her education at Yale Law School, graduating with honors in 1973. It was at Yale that she first met Bill Clinton. Upon completing law school, Hillary Rodham completed an additional year of study on children and medicine at the Yale Child Study Center. In August 1974, after serving as a member of the presidential impeachment inquiry staff during the Watergate scandal, Rodham served as a faculty member at the University of Arkansas Law School.

Hillary Rodham and Bill Clinton were married on October 11, 1975, and welcomed their first and only child, Chelsea, on February 27, 1980. Hillary Clinton has held many prominent positions at both the state and federal levels. She served as First Lady of Arkansas (1979-1981 and 1983-1992), First Lady of the United States (1993-2000), and U.S. senator from the State of New York (2001-2009). In 2008, Hillary Rodham Clinton ran for president of the United States, losing the nomination to then U.S. senator Barack Obama. Following Obama's election as president, he tapped Senator Clinton to serve as secretary of state, and she began her tenure in this role in 2009, resigning her position in the U.S. Senate. Throughout both her law and political careers, Clinton has attempted and accomplished much and is regarded by many as a pioneer and strong advocate for women and children.

First Lady of Arkansas

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• Hillary Clinton: You know, we fueled the greed of the 80s: we were the self-indulged baby boomers and yuppies; we gave way to the kind of ethos that twisted our politics into instruments of self-serving gratification instead of some search for a common purpose. And I think we owe this country better than that. And I know we owe the next generation, which is in danger of being the first of America ever to live less well, with less hope, than the ones that preceded it. So, on behalf of my friends and all the people who are supporting us and who believe, whether they support us or not, in what we are trying to do, let’s go forth into this uncharted terrain together. Let’s keep in mind the common values that have stood this country in good stead, and let’s resurrect them and put them back into our national politics; and let’s solve the problems we’re confronted with and give this country the opportunity it deserves to have in the next century. Thank you all very much.

Prior to serving as First Lady of Arkansas, Hillary Rodham Clinton was a member of the Rose Law Firm in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was made a full partner in the firm in 1979, as she began her tenure as First Lady, and was named twice to the list of “The 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America.” She also founded the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, a nonprofit organization designed to research and advocate for issues impacting children and families. As First Lady of Arkansas, Clinton was appointed by her husband as the chair of the Rural Health Advisory Committee where she worked to bring healthcare to the rural poor.

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