Hillary Diane Rodham
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Hillary attended Maine East and South High Schools, Park Ridge, graduated 1965; Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass., graduated 1969 (major: political science); Yale Law School, New Haven, Conn., graduated 1973. She then became Staff attorney for the Children's Defense Fund, 1973; and staff attorney, impeachment inquiry staff, U.S. House Judiciary Committee, 1974. | Hillary attended Maine East and South High Schools, Park Ridge, graduated 1965; Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass., graduated 1969 (major: political science); Yale Law School, New Haven, Conn., graduated 1973. She then became Staff attorney for the Children's Defense Fund, 1973; and staff attorney, impeachment inquiry staff, U.S. House Judiciary Committee, 1974. | ||
− | In 1971, while they were both at Yale she met and began dating [[William J Clinton|Bill Clinton]]. She was a law professor at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville from 1974 to 1976. She and Bill married | + | In 1971, while they were both at Yale she met and began dating [[William J Clinton|Bill Clinton]]. She was a law professor at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville from 1974 to 1976. She and Bill married 11 Oct 1975, in Fayetteville, [[Washington County, Arkansas]]. Hillary then joined the Rose Law Firm in Little Rock in 1977, becoming partner at that time or slightly later. Bill and Hillary had a single child, Chelsea Victory Clinton, on 27 Feb 1980 in Little Rock, [[Pulaski County, Arkansas]]. |
In 1976 Bill Clinton was elected Attorney General of Arkansas and in 1978 [[Governor of Arkansas]] for a 2-year term. He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1980, but then reclaimed the Governorship in 1982 and remained Governor for ten more years. In 1992, while Governor of Arkansas, he ran for and was elected [[Presidents of the United States|President of the United States]] and then was re-elected in 1996, serving until Jan 2001. | In 1976 Bill Clinton was elected Attorney General of Arkansas and in 1978 [[Governor of Arkansas]] for a 2-year term. He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1980, but then reclaimed the Governorship in 1982 and remained Governor for ten more years. In 1992, while Governor of Arkansas, he ran for and was elected [[Presidents of the United States|President of the United States]] and then was re-elected in 1996, serving until Jan 2001. | ||
− | Hillary resigned in Feb 1992 as chairman of the Children's Defense Fund. Moving to New York, Hillary was elected a US Senator from [[New York]] in 2000, becoming the first First Lady to be elected to public office. She | + | Hillary resigned in Feb 1992 as chairman of the Children's Defense Fund. Moving to New York, Hillary was elected a US Senator from [[New York]] in 2000, becoming the first First Lady to be elected to public office. She ran on the Democratic ticket for the US Presidential Election of 2008. Her Democratic challengers are: [[Joseph Biden|Joe Biden]], [[Christopher Dodd]], [[John Edwards]], [[Dennis Kucinich]], [[Barack Obama]], [[William Richardson|Bill Richardson]], and [[Mike Gravel]]. She recently conceded her run, throwing her support behind Barack Obama the only remaining Democratic contender. |
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