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Title details for Hillary Rodham Clinton by Karen Blumenthal - Available

Hillary Rodham Clinton

A Woman Living History

by Karen Blumenthal
Maggi-Meg Reed
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An accessible, exciting biography of the most powerful woman in the USA.
First . . . student commencement speaker at Wellesley
First . . . woman to become full partner at Rose Law Firm
First . . . Lady of the United States
First . . . First Lady to hold a postgraduate degree
First . . . First Lady to win a Grammy Award
First . . . elected female Senator of New York
First . . . woman to be a presidential candidate in every primary in every state
First . . . First Lady to seek the presidency
     As the 2016 election nears, everyone is talking about Hillary and her run for the US presidency. From her recent New York Times bestselling memoir, Hard Choices, to news coverage, and magazine covers — Hillary is a woman to be watched and read about.
     "Always aim high, work hard, and care deeply about what you believe in... And, when you're knocked down, get right back up and never listen to anyone who says you can't or shouldn't go on." —Hillary Rodham Clinton
     As a young girl growing up in the fifties, Hillary Diane Rodham had an unusual upbringing for the time-her parents told her, "You can do or be whatever you choose, as long as you're willing to work for it." Hillary took those words and ran. Whether it was campaigning at the age of thirteen in the 1964 presidential election, receiving a standing ovation and being featured in Life magazine as the first student commencement speaker at Wellesley, or graduating from Yale Law School — she was always one to stand out from the pack. And that was only the beginning. From First Lady of the United States to the first female Senator of New York and most recently as the United States Secretary of State. An activist all her life, she has been devoted to health care reform, child care, and women's rights, among others.

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  • Release date

    February 25, 2020

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593207321
      • File size: 272310 KB
      • Duration: 09:27:18

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 1120
    • Text Difficulty: 7-9

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from October 19, 2015
      After decades in the public eye, Hillary Rodham Clinton is still an enigma, as Blumenthal (Tommy: The Gun That Changed America) emphasizes in this compelling portrait of the former U.S. Senator and Secretary of State’s journey from budding activist to presidential aspirant. Ticketed from an early age for great things—her college commencement speech was covered by Life magazine—she baffled mentors by joining then-boyfriend Bill in Arkansas, rather than pursuing her own high-profile career. Blumenthal hits the highlights—becoming First Lady of Arkansas and then the nation, winning a Senate seat, joining Obama’s cabinet—and the lowlights, including Whitewater, Bill’s infidelity, and the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi. The most engrossing chapters give context to Hillary’s choice to marry her fate with Bill’s, and chronicle the tense weeks leading to the assassination of Osama bin Laden while she headed the State Department, yet the sense that Clinton still struggles with being a public figure dominates. B&w
      photographs and political cartoons appear throughout. Ages 12–up.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:1120
  • Text Difficulty:7-9

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