希拉里Hillary Clinton

1、An outstanding woman Contents Main achievements Personal details Early life Wellesley college years Yale Law School years After graduation Political career Contributions to America Classic quotationFirst Lady of Arkansas（阿肯色州第一夫人）（阿肯色州第一夫人）（January 11, 1983 December 12, 1992）First Lady of the United

2、 States（美国第一夫人）（美国第一夫人）(January 20, 1993 January 20, 2001)United States Senator from New York（纽约国会参议员）（纽约国会参议员）(January 3, 2001 January 21, 2009)The 67th United States Secretary of State（美国国务卿）（美国国务卿）(January 21, 2009 February 1, 2013)She has announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination in

3、the 2016 presidential election.(April 12, 2015)Main achievementsBorn October 26, 1947 (age 68)Chicago, Illinois（伊利诺伊州伊利诺伊州）, U.S.Personal detailsNow Washington D.CAlma mater （母校）Wellesley College(韦尔斯利学院)Yale Law School（耶鲁大学法学院）Spouse Bill Clinton (1975present)Daughter Chelsea(切尔西)Political party Rep

4、ublican (Before 1968) Democratic (1968present) Early life She was raised in a United Methodist （卫理公会教徒）（卫理公会教徒）family, first in Chicago and then, from the age of three, in suburban Park Ridge, Illinois（伊利诺伊州）（伊利诺伊州）.Her father, Hugh Ellsworth Rodham (19111993), was of Welsh and English descent（血统）（血

5、统）. he managed a successful small business in the textile （纺织）（纺织）industry.Her mother, Dorothy Emma Howell (19192011), was a homemaker of English, Scottish, French, and Welsh descent.Hillary has two younger brothers, Hugh and Tony.As a child, Hillary Rodham was a teachers favorite at her public scho

6、ols in Park Ridge. She participated in sports such as swimming and baseball and earned numerous awards as a Brownie and Girl Scout(女童子军女童子军).Her mother wanted her to have an independent, professional career, and her father, otherwise a traditionalist, felt that his daughters abilities and opportunit

7、ies should not be limited by gender.Wellesley College yearsIn 1965, Rodham enrolled at Wellesley College, where she majored in political science. In early 1968, she was elected president of the Wellesley College Government Association and served through early 1969. A number of her fellow students th

8、ought she might some day become the first female President of the United States.In 1969, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, with departmental honors in political science. She became the first student in Wellesley College history to deliver its commencement（学位授予典礼）（学位授予典礼） address（演说）（演说）. Her sp

9、eech received a standing ovation（热烈鼓掌）（热烈鼓掌） lasting seven minutes.Rodham then entered Yale Law School. It was there that she met Bill Clinton. During her postgraduate(研究生研究生) study, Rodham served as staff attorney (专职律师专职律师) for Edelmans newly founded Childrens Defense Fund in Cambridge, Massachuse

10、tts（马萨诸塞州）（马萨诸塞州）.Yale Law School yearsShe began her career as a lawyer after graduating from Yale Law School in 1973,moving to Arkansas and marrying Bill Clinton, following her career as a Congressional legal counsel(律师律师); she was named the first female partner at Rose Law Firm（罗斯律师事务所）（罗斯律师事务所） a

11、nd was listed as one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America in 1988 and 1991. After graduationPolitical careerContributions to America Children : safety of drugs for children; solve environmental danger; fight AIDS and expend medical technology. Women : adoption easier for families; breast cancer（乳腺癌）, employment; equality for women. Public service She has published two books:One is living history (2003)The other is hard choices (2014)Classic q