Hillary Clinton Interview: A Journey of Resilience and Transformation

Hillary Clinton recalls her upbringing, highlighting her parents’ support and the influence of her mother’s resilience. Clinton shares her experiences facing limitations and discrimination as a woman and reflects on her time at Wellesley College, emphasizing the transformative impact of the Women’s Movement. She discusses the challenges of balancing personal and professional aspirations, the decision to move to Arkansas with her future husband, Bill Clinton and her journey in politics. Hillary Diane Rodham was born in 1947, and grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. After graduating from Wellesley College, she entered Yale Law School where she met Bill Clinton. In 1974, at the height of the Watergate scandal, Clinton worked on the staff assisting the House Judiciary Committee with its investigation of the Nixon administration. She later joined Bill Clinton in Arkansas and they were married in 1975. She served on the faculty of the University of Arkansas Law School before join