Hillary Clinton: A Woman's Role In Politics

Hillary showed a departure from traditional first lady roles in an interview while campaigning for Bill for president, she asked to explain her choice to continue law while Bill was governor she said, “I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas, but what I decided to do was fulfill my profession, which I entered before my husband was in public life, (1992)” This was especially significant at a time when more and more women became more major wage earners, the country was still uncomfortable with the challenge of social norms of the past. Hillary became a role model for women balancing home life with their careers.As with most things with the Clintons, things rapidly became complicated. Several women surfaced in the media and accused the President of being unfaithful, culminating with the President
While she was judged as being pushy and aggressive, Bill was judged as being weak and taking a back seat to her. This narrative is especially present during the health care campaign. Mrs. Clinton took on health care reform as her personal project. She put together a team that met behind closed doors, rather than conferring with Members of Congress. As we have seen with past Presidents and President Trump, reforming health care is a very tricky political issue. When the clinton health care campaign began to collapse and Bill looked as if he was considering other tactics and compromisations, it was reported that a senator said, “wait, he hasn’t check with Mama yet”, referring to Hillary. In order to quell the criticism of her involvement in the health care plan, Hillary increased the amount of interviews with women’s magazines and discussed less hot button topics. By acting in a way that coincided with the traditional first lady actions, she attempted to garner more public