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Hillary Clinton

26 October 1947 – present

Hillary Clinton is an American politician, lawyer and diplomat who served as First Lady of the United States (1993-2001), United States Senator from New York (2001-2009) and Secretary of State (2009-2013). In 2016 she became the first woman nominated for president by a major US party, losing the general election to Donald Trump.

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Born in Chicago, Illinois
26 October 1947

Hillary Diane Rodham was born in Chicago and raised in the suburb of Park Ridge.

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Graduated from Wellesley College
1969

She earned a degree in political science and delivered the first student commencement speech in the college's history.

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Received a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School
1973

At Yale she met fellow law student Bill Clinton.

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Married Bill Clinton
11 October 1975

The couple married in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where both were teaching at the University of Arkansas School of Law.

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Birth of daughter Chelsea Clinton
27 February 1980

Chelsea, the Clintons' only child, was born in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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First Lady of the United States
20 January 1993 – 20 January 2001

She served as First Lady during Bill Clinton's two presidential terms and led the administration's health care reform task force in 1993.

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United States Senator from New York
3 January 2001 – 21 January 2009

She was elected in November 2000, becoming the first First Lady to win elective office, and was re-elected in 2006.

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United States Secretary of State
21 January 2009 – 1 February 2013

She served as the 67th Secretary of State in the first term of the Obama administration.

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Accepted the Democratic nomination for President of the United States
28 July 2016

She became the first woman nominated for president by a major US party at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

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Lost the presidential election to Donald Trump
8 November 2016

She won the popular vote but lost in the Electoral College.

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