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Definition: Clinton, Hillary Rodham from Philip's Encyclopedia

US Senator (2000- ) from New York, attorney and first lady (1993-2001), wife of 42nd US President Bill Clinton. In 1993, she drafted a plan to provide health insurance for all Americans, but it was not implemented. Clinton involved herself with women's rights around the world. Along with her husband, she was cleared of wrongdoing in the Whitewater scandal. She firmly supported Bill Clinton during his impeachment.

Clinton, Hillary (Diane Rodham)

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
US lawyer, Democrat senator 2001–09, first lady 1993–2001, and US secretary of state 2009–13. She was elected senator for New York in November 2000 – the first time a first lady had held public office – and was re-elected in 2006. She contested for the Democrat party's nomination for the 2008 presidential election, losing narrowly to Barack Obama . She went on to serve as President Obama's secretary of state, in charge of foreign affairs, throughout Obama's first term (2009–13). She oversaw the US response to the Arab Spring popular movement against authoritarian regimes in 2011 and US military intervention in 2011 against Libya. With the USA facing military spending constraints, she emphasized the use of ‘smart power’, combining military strength with diplomatic influence and reliance on allies. In July 2016, she won the Democrats' presidential nomination, becoming the first woman to be nominated by a major party. She went on to win a higher share of the popular vote in the November…
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Full text Article Hillary Rodham Clinton: Seneca Falls: 150 Years Later, July 16, 1998

From Ripples of Hope: Great American Civil Rights Speeches
The women at Seneca Falls were silenced by someone else. Today, women, we silence ourselves. We have a choice. We have a voice. Since her days growing up in Chicago, Hillary Rodham Clinton has been a recognized champion of women and children. After attending Wellesley College and Yale Law School, …
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Full text Article Clinton, Hillary Rodham

From The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Women's Biography
American politician, lawyer and First Lady from 1993 to 2001. Born in Chicago Illinois to a Republican father, Hillary Rodham was educated at Wellesley College and received a law degree from Yale. She practised law privately and specialized in family issues and children’s rights. She wrote a…
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Full text Article Clinton, Hillary (1947– )

From Dictionary of American Government and Politics
Hillary Clinton is a leading member of the Obama administration, serving as the sixty-seventh Secretary of State. She had previously served as the senator for New York 2001–09. Born and brought up in Illinois, Hillary Clinton is a graduate of Wellesley College and Yale Law School. She is married to…
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Full text Article Clinton, Hillary Rodham (1947–)

From Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices
The first woman to make a strong showing as a presidential candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton first entered the public spotlight as an activist first lady during the presidency of her husband, Bill Clinton. Weathering her spouse's myriad scandals, she emerged to claim the spotlight on her own as the…
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US politician and lawyer, wife of President Bill Clinton. As a lawyer she specialized in family issues and children’s rights, and after her husband’s election she served as chief presidential adviser. In 2001 she became Senator for NewYork, the first First Lady to be elected to public office. She…
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Full text Article Hillary Clinton (1947–)

From The American Women's Almanac: 500 Years of Making History
Hillary Clinton (1947–)
In summarizing her résumé—First Lady of Arkansas, First Lady of the United States, first First Lady to win political office, first female senator from the State of New York, first woman to win a nominating primary of a major party, first woman nominated for president by a major party, first female…
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Full text Article Hillary Clinton (1947–)

From Trailblazing Women!: Amazing Americans Who Made History
Hillary Clinton (1947–)
First Lady, Secretary of State In summarizing her resume—First Lady of Arkansas, First Lady of the United States, first First Lady to win political office, first female senator from the State of New York, first woman to win a nominating primary of a major party, first woman nominated for president…
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Full text Article Clinton, Hillary Diane Rodham (1947 to )

From Chambers Dictionary of World History
US lawyer and politician. After graduating from Yale Law School, in 1974 she became a staff attorney for the Children's Defense Fund and also took up a position on the staff of the official inquiry into Watergate , then moved to a teaching post at the University of Arkansas School of Law. She…
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