A Girl Named Hillary

Lawyer, Mother, First Lady

After college, Hillary attended Yale Law School. At that time, many people thought women should be homemakers, teachers, or nurses, but not lawyers. But Hillary disagreed. She knew that as a lawyer she could fight for fairness and help people in need. She even met her future husband, Bill Clinton, in one of her classes.

Bill and Hillary were married in Arkansas in 1975. She joined the Rose Law Firm a year later, and Bill went on to become the governor of Arkansas. The two became parents to their daughter, Chelsea, in 1980.

Even after Chelsea was born, Hillary continued to work as a lawyer. She loved children and wanted to help them. She worked for the Children’s Defense Fund, an organization that helps children in need. She went door to door to find out why a lot of kids, especially those with disabilities, were missing so much school. She took the information she gathered and it led to a brand new law requiring public schools to do a better job of educating these students. As a lawyer, Hillary took on a lot of cases for children, even if their families couldn’t afford to pay her.

When Bill became president in 1993, the Clintons moved from Arkansas to the White House. As First Lady, Hillary continued to fight for families in need. She tried to make it possible for millions of Americans to afford to go to the doctor. She supported programs to help children get a better education. She spoke out against violence towards women and became a champion for women’s rights around the world.