Hillary Rodham Clinton - Biography.

Hillary Rodham Clinton - Biography. Senator and wife of United States president Bill Clinton Birth October 26, 1947 Place of Chicago, Illinois Birth Political Democrat Party Term 2001Known for Playing an active role in government and symbolizing the changing status of women in American society Milestones 1969 Graduated from Wellesley College 1973 Received her law degree from Yale University 1973-1974 Acted as legal counsel for the Children's Defense Fund 1974-1979 Taught law at the University of Arkansas Law School 1975 Married Bill Clinton, who at the time was also teaching at the University of Arkansas Law School 1977-1992 Practiced law as an associate and then a partner in the Rose Law Firm in Little Rock, Arkansas 1993 Was appointed to head a presidential task force on health care reform 2001 Became a U.S. Senator from the state of New York Quote 'The challenge now is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible.' 1969, in her commencement address at Wellesley College. Did You As a child, Clinton wrote to NASA asking for advice on how to become an astronaut; NASA replied that girls could not be astronauts. Know Clinton has twice been named one of the 100 most influential attorneys in the United States by the National Law Journal. Clinton was a staff member for the House Judiciary Committee impeachment proceedings against Richard Nixon. During her 1969 commencement address, Clinton departed from her planned speech to chide the previous speaker, Senator Edward W. Brooke, for making comments irrelevant to current events. Clinton became the first First Lady in U.S. history to be elected to the U.S. Senate. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.