Hillary Rodham Clinton started her journey into US politics as a determined student activist at Yale Law School, where she was marked as a passionate public speaker. There she also met her future husband Bill Clinton, whose political career will be entwined into hers. Her footstep into the national arena was when at the young age of 26 she was appointed as a member of the Legal Services Corporation board for the post-Watergate investigation. Before launching her diplomatic career, she delivered a legendary speech at the 1995 United Nations World Congress on Women in Beijing, which put women’s rights on the global agenda. That was a landmark in a long path of her activity to advance women. In the national arena, she is credited with promoting protections against domestic abuse, improving healthcare for women, and supporting equal pay policies. On the international scale, she established the first federal Office of Global Women’s Issues. Nonetheless, her activity was also criticized for focusing on white, middle-class, and educated women. After her husband was elected as US President, she juggled between the supportive-partner role, various scandals, and her own professional path. Clinton was elected twice as a New York Senator – the only time in history when a First Lady serves in public office while in the White House. After losing the presidential battle to Barack Obama in 2008, she was appointed as his Secretary of State. In her role as “Ambassador of US” she traveled to 112 countries, more than any other secretary of state. In 2016 she became the first woman to win a major US party’s presidential nomination and was the first female to run for the presidency. At the end of a heroic campaign, Clinton lost the elections to Donald Trump.   Dive deeper into the inspiring story of Hillary Clinton with our fun and engaging printable worksheet! Available now on Etsy and Teachers Pay Teachers. Read more...

Born in Alabama, and at the age of 3, began learning music, ballet, French, and figure skating. She also learned to play the piano and wanted to be a concert pianist. Later on, her family moved to Denver, Colorado, where Rice graduated high school at age 16. She earned her bachelor’s degree in political science at age 20, and after seven years she earned her Ph.D. in international studies. When she was 27 years old, she joined Stanford University and began her three-decade career as a political science professor. Years later she became the first African-American women to serve as Provost at Stanford University. Condoleezza Rice began her political career when she was working as an international affairs fellow attached to the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, D.C. Afterwards, she became the director of Soviet and East European affairs with the National Security Council and served as a special assistant to President George H.W. Bush during the final days of the Soviet Union. At age 43 President George W. Bush appointed her as the National Security Adviser, by that she became the first African-American woman, and the second woman, to hold that position. Four years later, Rice became the first African-American woman to serve as the US Secretary of State. After Bush Administration ended, she returned to Stanford University and joined the Council on Foreign Relations. Rice published more than 10 books, some about politics and some about the memories and experiences of her family and herself at the White House. Read more...