Clinton, Hillary Rodham (1947-)

Dates

• Existence: 1947-

Biography

Hillary Rodham Clinton was born on October 26, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois. After graduating from Wellesley College, she received a degree in Law from Yale University. During the summer breaks, Hillary worked in politics; in 1971, she traveled to Washington D.C. to assist with U.S. Senator Walter Mondale's sub-committee on migrant workers; the following year she worked on the campaign team for Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern on the west coast. A year after graduating with honors in 1973, she was brought on to serve on the presidential impeachment inquiry staff, advising the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives during the Watergate Scandal. During this time Hillary was dating Bill Clinton, whom she met at Yale. The couple married in 1975 and their daughter, Chelsea Victoria, was born five years later. In 1977, Clinton joined the Rose Law Firm in Little Rock. Bill Clinton was elected governor of Arkansas in 1979. From 1979 to 1992, Hillary Clinton acted as First Lady of the State while continuing to work at the Rose Law Firm. In addition to this work, she was an advocate for many children's causes. In 1992, Bill Clinton was elected President of the United States. Hillary proved to be a practical First Lady and wife. After leaving the White House, Clinton became the first wife of a president to seek and win public office, gaining the U.S. Senate seat from New York. In 2007, while still working in the Senate, Clinton announced that she would run for President in the 2008 election. Although not becoming the Democratic nominee, the Democratic party won the presidency. The president elect Barack Obama nominated Clinton as Secretary of State. She accepted, becoming the 67th U.S. Secretary of State by the Senate on January 21, 2009. In 2015, Clinton again announced that she would run for president. In mid-2016, Clinton became presumptive presidential nominee for the Democratic Party, becoming the first woman to be nominated on either the Republican or Democratic political party's ticket. Although winning the popular vote, in November 2016, Clinton lost the Electoral College vote to the Republican nominee, Donald Trump. After her defeat, Clinton withdrew from the public eye. In September of 2017, she published "What Happened," a book disecting and rationalizing her 2016 defeat.

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