A successful lawyer, child welfare advocate, health care activist, and the first First Lady elected to the U.S. Senate, Hillary Rodham Clinton has become one of the most iconic women in America today. This accessible biography explores her childhood and undergraduate political activism, and her work toward positive legislation for families, the elderly, and international women's issues-as a governor's wife, and later as First Lady. The final portions of the book are devoted to her two terms as a New York senator and her decision to run for president in 2008. One of the most current Hillary Clinton biographies at the high school level, this volume offers an insightful look into the life of a modern American icon and the role of women in politics today.

Rounded out through photos, a timeline, a bibliography, and an index, this volume will appeal to general readers as well as students of women's issues, current events, and political science.

From her childhood to her possible presidential run, this biography explores the life of Hillary Clinton, one of the most iconic women in America today.

About the Author

Dena B. Levy is Associate Professor of Political Science at SUNY Brockport. She has published widely on women, gender, and minority issues in politics.

Nicole R. Krassas is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Women's Studies at Eastern Connecticut State University. Her primary scholarly areas of interest are gender and the mass mediated rhetoric.

Book Information
ISBN 9780313339158
Author Dena B. Levy
Format Hardback
Page Count 152
Imprint Greenwood Press
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc