A native ofIllinois, Hillary Rodham attracted national attention in 1969 for her remarks as the first studentcommencement speakeratWellesley College. She embarked on a career in law after graduating fromYale Law Schoolin 1973. Following a stint as aCongressionallegal counsel, she moved toArkansasin 1974 and married Bill Clinton in 1975. Rodham cofounded theArkansas Advocates for Children and Familiesin 1977, and became the first female chair of theLegal Services Corporationin 1978. Named the first female partner atRose Law Firmin 1979, she was twice listed as one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America. First Lady of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and 1983 to 1992 with husband Bill as Governor, she successfully led a task force to reform Arkansas's education system. She sat on theboard of directorsofWal-Martand several other corporations.
After moving to the state of New York, Clinton was elected as aU.S. Senatorin 2000.That electionmarked the first time an American First Lady had run for public office; Clinton was also the first female senator to represent the state. In the Senate, she initially supported theBush administrationon some foreign policy issues, including a vote for theIraq War Resolution. She subsequently opposed the administration on its conduct of thewar in Iraqand on most domestic issues. Senator Clinton wasreelected by a wide margin in 2006. In the2008 presidential nomination race, Hillary Clinton won more primaries and delegates than any other female candidate in American history, but narrowly lost to SenatorBarack Obama. As Secretary of State, Clinton became the first former First Lady to serve in apresident's cabinet.
Hillary Diane Rodham was born in Chicago, Illinois,
on October 26, 1947 and is an extraordinary and caring human being.
When she was a young student she organized food
drives. She served in student government and was a member of the National Honor
Society. She was a member of the local Methodist youth group and was also a Girl
Scout. As First Lady, she is now serving as the President of the Girls Scouts of
America. Throughout her child hood, she did community service and helped people
in various situations. In 1969, she enrolled in Yale Law School; there she
developed a strong concern for protecting the interests of children and
families.
In her twelve years as the First Lady of Arkansas,
she founded Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. She introduced
Arkansas' Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youth and worked extremely hard
on the behalf of children and families. Because of this she was Arkansas Woman
of the Year in 1984. In 1997, Hillary Clinton hosted two important conferences
on children's issues. She played a very strong role at the White House
Conference on Early Childhood Development and Learning.
The White House Conference on ChildCare caught the
attention to the struggle our nation's working parents. This conference played
an important role in developing the President's historic childcare initiative.
This was the largest investment in childcare in our nation's history. This
conference was to make child care better, safer and more affordable for American
working families.
Hillary has also worked to re-form our nation's
foster care system and to help promote adoption. Hillary has focused on making
it easier for children to move from foster care to permanent homes and to
increase the number of adoptions. From Europe to Asia, Africa to Latin America,
Hillary takes her message of human rights and health care all around the world.
While on her trip, Hillary Push for human rights. She has also been a leading
voice for democracy building for women's rights.
In conclusion, Hillary Clinton has worked hard for
the well being of children and families across the globe.
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