Hillary Clinton | Biography, Politics, & Facts | Britannica
WEBMay 17, 2024 · Hillary Clinton, American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. first lady and later as U.S. senator and secretary of state. She was the Democratic Party’s nominee for president in 2016, thereby becoming the first woman to top the presidential ticket of a major party in the United States.
The Truth About Hillary Clinton's Education - The List
WEBAug 21, 2023 · Clinton began her undergraduate degree in 1965, at storied women's college Wellesley, and was elected as the institution's first student speaker at graduation. Clinton told her classmates, "The challenge now is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible."
Hillary Clinton - Wikipedia
WEBDuring her second stint as the first lady of Arkansas, she made a point of using Hillary Rodham Clinton as her name. Clinton became involved in state education policy. She was named chair of the Arkansas Education Standards Committee in 1983, where worked to reform the state's public education system.
Hillary Clinton: First Lady, New York Senator, Presidential Nominee
WEBMar 6, 2024 · Hillary Clinton was born in Chicago and went on to earn her law degree from Yale University. She married fellow law school graduate Bill Clinton in 1975. She later served as first lady from...
Hillary Rodham Clinton Biography | American Experience | PBS
WEBAs she had done with education reform in Arkansas, Hillary worked with energy and determination, touring the country and listening to constituents' stories and problems.
The education of Hillary Clinton - The Washington Post
WEBJul 22, 2016 · She was a teacher at Eugene Field Grammar School in Park Ridge, Ill. -- and then later, at Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High. She was strict, a mind-made-up sort of person. Scared some kids. Failed...
About - The Office of Hillary Rodham Clinton
WEBAfter graduating high school, Hillary attended Wellesley College, where she became more involved with social justice activism. By the time she graduated, Hillary had become a prominent student leader—she was elected by her peers to be the first-ever student speaker at Wellesley’s commencement ceremony.
Hillary Rodham Clinton - HISTORY
WEBNov 9, 2009 · Hillary Diane Rodham was born on October 26, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in the nearby suburb of Park Ridge.The eldest child of Hugh Rodham, a fabric business owner, and Dorothy Howell ...
Hillary Clinton | National Women's History Museum
WEBThey encouraged her to take education seriously, and she earned entrance to Massachusetts’ Wellesley College. Her parents were Republicans and Clinton served as president of Wellesley’s Republican club, but the social issues of the late 1960s led her to become a dedicated Democrat.
Hillary Clinton | STAGING: National Women's History Museum
WEBShe led the Arkansas Educational Standards Committee, which greatly improved schools, and promoted programs that benefit women. In 1992, when Bill Clinton was elected president, Clinton became the first First Lady to hold a law degree. She continued her tradition of public service, most notably leading an attempt to reform the nation’s health …
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