Hillary Clinton (b. 1947,) fully Hillary Rodham Clinton, née Hillary Diane Rodham, is an American lawyer, politician, and stateswoman. The most prominent female political figure since Eleanor Roosevelt, she was considered a force to be reckoned with in American politics.
Born in Chicago, Clinton studied law at Yale University focusing on family issues and children’s rights. She served as first lady 1993–2001 during the administration of her husband, Bill Clinton, 42nd president of the United States. She figured prominently in the Clinton administration with substantial influence on domestic policy-making. Subsequently, Hillary served as a U.S. senator from New York 2001–09 and secretary of state 2009–13 under President Barack Obama.
As the Democratic Party’s nominee for president in 2016, Clinton became the first woman to top the presidential ticket of a major party in the United States. She lost to the Republican candidate, the populist Donald Trump. Clinton wrote candidly about the election in What Happened (2017) offering reasons why she lost.
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We need a new ethos of greater responsibility and caring.
—Hillary Rodham Clinton
Topics: Kindness
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