Hillary Rodham Clinton Hillary Rodham was born in 1947. She lived in Chicago. She liked to play sports when she was young. She was a leader in her school. She went to Wellesley College. Then she went to Yale Law School. She met Bill Clinton while she was at Yale. They graduated from Yale. Hillary followed Bill to Arkansas. They were married in 1975. Bill started working in politics. Hillary became a good lawyer. President Carter gave her a job. Bill and Hillary had a daughter. They named her Chelsea. Bill was elected governor of Arkansas. Hillary became the first lady of Arkansas. She worked to help children and families. In 1992, Bill was elected president. Hillary became the first lady. She kept working to help children and families. She also worked to improve health care. Hillary has written best-selling books. In 2000, she was elected to the Senate. Hillary became the first first lady to be elected to office. She announced she was running for president in 2007. She lost the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama. President Obama asked her to be the Secretary of State. Hillary took the oath of office in 2009.