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My Take
What strikes me most about Hillary Clinton is sheer durability. First lady, senator, secretary of state—each role earned under relentless scrutiny that would have ended most careers several times over. I find her most interesting in defeat: after losing the presidency she wrote, taught, and stayed in the arena rather than retreating into bitterness. You can debate her policies and her instincts, and half of America does, but the crack she put in the highest glass ceiling made every campaign after hers imaginable. As an editor I value persistence over charisma, and her career is one of the great case studies in refusing to disappear.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hillary Clinton
- Name (Japanese)
- ヒラリー・クリントン
- Reading
- ひらりー・くりんとん
- Born
- October 26, 1947 (age 78)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Boar
- Origin
- Edgewater Hospital, Illinois, United States
- Occupation
- politician / lawyer / diplomat / autobiographer / university teacher
2. Background
- High school
- Maine South High School
- University
- Wellesley College
Awards & achievements
- honorary doctorate
- 1993 honorary doctor of the University of Pennsylvania
- 1995 honorary doctorate
- 1993 Gallup's most admired man and woman poll
- 2004 honorary doctorate
- 2005 honorary doctorate
- 2005 National Women's Hall of Fame
- 2007 honorary doctor of the University of Gothenburg
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | It Takes a Village | — | |
| Notable work | An Invitation to the White House | — | |
| Notable work | Living History | — | |
| Notable work | Hard Choices | — | |
| Notable work | What Happened | — | |
| Notable work | Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families | — |
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Hillary Clinton born?
Born October 26, 1947 (age 78).
Where is Hillary Clinton from?
Hillary Clinton is from Edgewater Hospital, Illinois, United States.
What does Hillary Clinton do?
Hillary Clinton works as politician, lawyer, diplomat, autobiographer, university teacher.
What is Hillary Clinton known for?
Notable works include It Takes a Village, An Invitation to the White House, Living History.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.