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Hillary Clinton
Serving as US secretary of state and becoming the first woman nominated for president by a major American party.
Beijing address · Senate service
- Born
- 26 October 1947
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Hillary Clinton’s public career spans law, the role of first lady, the Senate and international diplomacy. Her 2016 presidential campaign marked a historic nomination and ended in an Electoral College defeat.
Early life
Growing up near Chicago
She was raised in Park Ridge, where school activities and a politically conservative household shaped her early interests.
College and law
She attended Wellesley College and Yale Law School, developing an interest in children’s welfare and public service.
Career
- 1970s–1980s
Law and Arkansas
Legal work and children’s advocacy accompanied her years as Arkansas first lady.
- 1993–2001
First lady of the United States
She led an unsuccessful health-care reform effort and developed a prominent policy role.
- 2001–2013
Senator and secretary of state
She represented New York in the Senate, then led the State Department under Barack Obama.
- 2016
Presidential nominee
She won the Democratic nomination and the national popular vote, but lost the Electoral College to Donald Trump.
Public life
Beijing address
Her speech to a UN women’s conference placed women’s rights within the language of human rights.
Senate service
Her New York tenure included work following the September 11 attacks.
Secretary of state
She led American diplomacy during the early Obama administration, including the Arab uprisings.
Beyond work
A political family
She married Bill Clinton in 1975. Their daughter Chelsea also became involved in public and philanthropic work.
Memoir and reflection
Books including Living History and What Happened give her account of public life and political setbacks.
Sources & photo credit
Life and career ↗Institutional or specialist reference ↗Photo: U.S. Department of State. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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