Hillary Rodham Clinton, Karen Blumenthal
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Karen Blumenthal
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
A Woman Living History

Author: Karen Blumenthal

Narrator: Maggi-Meg Reed

Unabridged: 9 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/25/2020


Synopsis

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.

About The Author

Karen Blumenthal is an award-winning children's nonfiction writer and a long-time journalist. Her book Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition received four starred reviews and was a finalist for the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award. Later, Six Days in October: The Stock Market Crash of 1929, was named a Sibert Honor Book, and Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX, won a Jane Addams Children's Book Award. Karen's recent book, Tommy: The Gun That Changed America, explores the history and controversy of the famous and deadly Tommy gun. She lives in Dallas, Texas.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul

As an outsider, I was looking to learn a little about Hillary to understand why she is such a divisive figure in the US. So divisive, that an outwardly hateful demagogue has apparently become a plausible alternative in the current race for the presidency. The biographies I saw in the Kindle store co......more

Goodreads review by Renata

This is a great book for raising one's feminist hackles and instilling a sense of fondness toward serious nerd baby Hillary. Also, like a lot of YA nonfiction I've been reading lately, it fills in some gaps in my own historical knowledge (I was a tween when Whitewater etc was happening and never bot......more

I enjoyed it. It was well-written, organized and easy to read. I would have liked a slightly more impartial look at her life. Blumenthal's research seemed exhaustive. GO HILLARY!!......more

Goodreads review by Ashley

I feel like middle of the road is the most accurate rating for me. The good- I found the story intriguing and read it in one day (almost one sitting). Which for politics and/or non-fiction history is rare for me. I came away with a new perspective of her accomplishments and countless times her cheat......more