Hillary Clinton (Shattered)

Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26, 1947) is an American politician who is currently serving as the. Previously, she served as the from 2009 to 2013, the  from  from 2001 to 2009, and the  from 1993 to 2001.

Born in, and raised in the Chicago suburb of , Clinton graduated from  in 1969 and earned a J.D. from  in 1973. After serving as a congressional legal counsel, she moved to Arkansas and married in 1975. In 1977, she co-founded. She was appointed the first female chair of the Legal Services Corporation in 1978 and became the first female partner at Rose Law Firm the following year. As First Lady of Arkansas, she led a task force whose recommendations helped reform Arkansas's public schools.

As, Clinton was an advocate for gender equality and healthcare reform. Her relationship with her husband came under public speculation during the, forcing her to issue a statement reaffirming her commitment to the marriage. Clinton was elected in 2000 as the first female senator from New York. She was re-elected to the Senate in 2006. Running for president in 2008, she won far more delegates than any previous female candidate, but lost the Democratic nomination to.

As Secretary of State in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2013, Clinton responded to the, during which she advocated the. She helped organize a diplomatic isolation and international sanctions regime against, in an effort to force curtailment of that country's nuclear program; this would eventually lead to the multinational agreement in 2015. Leaving office after Obama's first term, she wrote her fifth book and undertook speaking engagements. In 2015, she announced her candidacy for President of the United States, and successfully defeated Republican nominee in the.

In the first few months of her presidency, Clinton issued executive orders raising the, proposed the , and confirmed to the.