Hillary Rodham Clinton

Hillary Rodham Clinton is an informative introduction to the life of this remarkable woman. The former first lady and Yale Law graduate was destined for political life. She brought her intelligence and drive to numerous projects during her husband's presidency in the 1990s. In 2000, she campaigned for the U.S. Senate as a representative from New York. Her win made her the first woman to be elected to the Senate following her husband's presidency. For the 2008 presidential campaign, Clinton became a contender for the Democratic nomination for president and is widely considered to be the first woman to have conducted a viable campaign to be president of the United States. Though she lost that nomination to Barak Obama, this former first lady and U.S. Senator promoted the interests of her nation as U.S. Secretary of State.