Hillary Rodham Clinton was born in 1947 to parents with mixed descent. Her mother and father had a mix of English, Welsh, Scottish, and French Canadian blood. She had two younger brothers.

Hillary was active in politics and law from a very young age. When she graduated in 1969 from Wellesley College, she was the first student to speak at the commencement exercises. She went on to Yale Law School and graduated there in 1973. After law school, she moved to Arkansas and married Bill Clinton in 1975 and by 1980, their daughter Chelsea had been born.

Hillary Rodham Clinton is running in the 2008 Presidential Election and she may have a very good chance at winning. As a New York Junior Senator, in 2000 she captured 55% of the electoral votes before gaining a huge leap of support in 2006 with 67% of the electoral vote.

Hillary Rodham Clinton's political background and public service is wide-ranging. As early as the 1960s, she was instrumental in various elections. She even helped republican candidates with their election efforts. She was a member of the impeachment inquiry staff when the Watergate Scandal broke and has a legal background many would love to emulate.

Hillary Rodham Clinton proves in the way that she handles adversity that she is tough. With her education and her political history, Clinton has been able to achieve her goals with class and style even when her husband, the sitting 42nd President of the United States had very public affairs.

The author of Living History, Hillary Rodham Clinton earned an eight million dollar advance for her 562-page auto-biography. Today, she is active in her political campaign and hopeful that she will find her way back to The White House as President of the United States of America.