Hillary Rodham Clinton could be the first woman president. She has formed a presidential exploratory committee for the 2008 Presidential Election. According to the USA Today/
Gallup poll on 2/14/2007, Hillary Clinton leads over her nearest Democratic rival by 19 points.
Below is a brief history of Hillary Clinton’s career.
Career history:
- Attended Wellesley College Majored in Political Science (1965-1969)
- Yale Law School (Received a Juris Degree from Yale after completing a thesis on the Rights of Children) 1969-1973
- Married Bill Clinton 1975
- Joined Rose Law Firm 1976
- Appointed to the board of the Legal Service Corporation 1978
- First Lady of Arkansas 1978-1980; 1982-1990
- Became first woman to make full partner of Rose Law Firm 1979
- New York Senator 2000-present
- First Lady of the United States 1993-2000
(She was the first First Lady to have earned a post-graduate degree and to have her own professional career.)
Writings and Recordings:
- It Takes a Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us (Best seller) 1996
- Received a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album of the above 199
- Dear Socks, Dear Buddy: Kids’ Letters to the First Pets 1998
- An Invitation to the White House: At Home with History 2000
- Living History (Received a second Grammy nomination in the Best Spoken Word Album Category for this) 2003
(Update: Edited for Formatting by mcheng)
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March 2, 2007 at 10:40 am
gdancik
According to this article, Hillary Clinton was not valedictorian of her graduating class. I edited the entry to maintain accuracy. (And that’s what you get for trusting Wikipedia, especially after what they did to me!)