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Hillary Rodham Clinton 1947 -
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Image above:
Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton conducts a briefing on the
Nuclear Posture Review with Secretary of Defense
Robert M. Gates, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff Adm. Mike Mullen and Secretary of Energy
Steven Chu in the Pentagon on April 6, 2010. DoD
photo by Cherie Cullen. (Released)
U.S. Department of
Defense |
Hillary — The Early Years
Hillary Diane Rodham was born in Chicago, Illinois.
Her parents were Hugh and
Dorothy Rodham.
In 1969, Hillary Rodham graduated from
Wellesley. On May 31, 1969, she gave her student commencement
speech. It was Wellesley's 91st commencement. And here you can read
Hillary's
 Wellesley Commencement Speech.
And here is the
Wellesley
College web site.
Hillary — The
Clinton Years
On October 11, 1975, Hillary married
Bill Clinton.
Bill Clinton's presidency made
Hillary America's First Lady from 1993 to 2001.
On September 5, 1995, Clinton delivered
her
Women's Rights Are
Human Rights speech at the Fourth UN World Conference on
Women in Beijing, China.
Benazir
Bhutto had delivered her
Equality and
Partnership speech here on the opening day.
And a few days later,
Bella Abzug
followed up at the same event with her speech
Women Will Not Stop.
Go here for more about
Human Rights in History.
From 2001 to 2009, Hillary Clinton was U.S.
Senator representing New York.
On January 21, 2009, Hillary Rodham
Clinton was sworn in as the 67th Secretary of State of the United
States.
Hillary Clinton
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