Hillary Clinton Bio (Biography)
Real name:
Hillary Diane Rodham
Date of birth:
October 26. 1947
Place of birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Astrology Sign:
Scorpio
Height:
5' 8½" (1.74 m)
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Biography
Hillary Rodham Clinton is the former First Lady of the United States (1993-2001) and a United States Senator from New York. She is a democrat.
Hillary Rodham Clinton was born in Chicago, Illinois on October 26, 1947. She has two siblings. As a young girl, she was a Brownie and Girl Scout. She attended Maine East High School where she was a member of the student council, the debate team and the National Honor Society. She volunteered for Republican candidate Barry Goldwater in the 1964 presidential election.
In 1965, she enrolled in Wellesley College where she became active in politics. She was the president of the College Republicans at Wellesley. She was greatly affected by the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. and later decided to join the Democratic party. She graduated in 1969 and became the first student to give the commencement address. After graduating with her undergraduate degree, she enrolled in Yale Law School where she was on the Board of Editors at the Yale Review of Law and Social Action. In 1971, she began dating Bill Clinton, another law student at Yale. That summer she worked on Senator Walter Mondale's subcommittee on migrant workers. During the 1972 Democratic presidential primary, she campaigned for George McGovern in the western U.S., and in 1973 received a Juris Doctor degree from Yale.
In 1975, she married Bill Clinton in Arkansas, but kept her given name. They have a daughter who was born in 1980. Soon after marrying, Bill Clinton began his first campaign for the United States Congress and Hillary Rodham Clinton joined the Rose Law Firm. In 1978 she was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to the board of the Legal Services Corporation and her husband was elected Governor of Arkansas. He remained in office for the next twelve years. In 1992, Bill Clinton ran for President of the United States and won. He was re-elected in 1996.
In 1993, she was appointed by her husband to head the Task Force on National Health Care Reform. As First Lady she supported women's rights, children's welfare and initiated the Children's Health Insurance Program in 1997.
In 2000, she ran for a senate seat in New York after Daniel Moynihan announced his retirement. Upon her election, she became the first First Lady to be elected to an office. She was re-elected in 2004.
In 2007, Hillary Rodham Clinton announced on her website that she was exploring the option to run for president in 2008 and that she did intend to run for election. No woman has ever been nominated by a major party for the Presidency.
Hillary Rodham Clinton was born in Chicago, Illinois on October 26, 1947. She has two siblings. As a young girl, she was a Brownie and Girl Scout. She attended Maine East High School where she was a member of the student council, the debate team and the National Honor Society. She volunteered for Republican candidate Barry Goldwater in the 1964 presidential election.
In 1965, she enrolled in Wellesley College where she became active in politics. She was the president of the College Republicans at Wellesley. She was greatly affected by the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. and later decided to join the Democratic party. She graduated in 1969 and became the first student to give the commencement address. After graduating with her undergraduate degree, she enrolled in Yale Law School where she was on the Board of Editors at the Yale Review of Law and Social Action. In 1971, she began dating Bill Clinton, another law student at Yale. That summer she worked on Senator Walter Mondale's subcommittee on migrant workers. During the 1972 Democratic presidential primary, she campaigned for George McGovern in the western U.S., and in 1973 received a Juris Doctor degree from Yale.
In 1975, she married Bill Clinton in Arkansas, but kept her given name. They have a daughter who was born in 1980. Soon after marrying, Bill Clinton began his first campaign for the United States Congress and Hillary Rodham Clinton joined the Rose Law Firm. In 1978 she was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to the board of the Legal Services Corporation and her husband was elected Governor of Arkansas. He remained in office for the next twelve years. In 1992, Bill Clinton ran for President of the United States and won. He was re-elected in 1996.
In 1993, she was appointed by her husband to head the Task Force on National Health Care Reform. As First Lady she supported women's rights, children's welfare and initiated the Children's Health Insurance Program in 1997.
In 2000, she ran for a senate seat in New York after Daniel Moynihan announced his retirement. Upon her election, she became the first First Lady to be elected to an office. She was re-elected in 2004.
In 2007, Hillary Rodham Clinton announced on her website that she was exploring the option to run for president in 2008 and that she did intend to run for election. No woman has ever been nominated by a major party for the Presidency.