Hillary Rodham Clinton, a Trailblazer

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Hillary Rodham Clinton, a trailblazer
              Born on October 26, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois
                      The oldest of three siblings 
                     A wife. A mother. A grandmother
                    A matriarch. THE powerful woman...
                 Behind former President Bill Clinton!
               Born to serve, she has worn copious hats 
            Over the past 3 decades of her political career
                     Lawyer, First Lady, US Senator
              Secretary of State, Author, the list goes on
             One of the most polarizing figures of our time
              Everyone has an opinion about her. Everyone!
              She's a tireless champion of women's rights
                   She's a survivor of tough ordeals 
              Congressional Republicans spent half a day 
           Trying to skin her hide at the Benghazi hearing
        Much to their chagrin, she came out unscathed, unfazed
           Publicly humiliated by her husband's infidelity
         She made the decision to stand by her man, ignoring
          Those urging her to pull the plug on her marriage
                     Her gumption is admirable!  
            Hillary Rodham is woman impossible to ignore
                  A woman of many accomplishments
                           A woman of many firsts
                The first First Lady to have an office
                 In the West Wing of the White House 
        As first ladies usually have offices in the East Wing
             The first female member on Wal-Mart's board
           The first woman ever nominated by a major party 
               For the presidency of The United States
           And the first First Lady to ever run for president
              She set a good example on how to run a race 
        Without wallowing in political mudslinging. She endured 
         Being called "Crooked Hillary"--Oh, the irony!--by her
          Bully of an opponent. She chose instead to adopt the
        "If they go low, we go high!" mantra. Certainly, it was
          Quite a nasty election, and her loss quite bruising
                  But she showed remarkable resilience
            While she didn't quite shatter the glass ceiling
                She sure did leave massive cracks in it
             And she influenced scores of women in politics
                 To follow her footsteps in the process
          Whether you like or dislike her, she's made her mark 
              On the political stage in more ways than one 
         Although she ran for president twice, and lost twice
           She inspired generations of young girls to dream 
         Loftier dreams and believe that anything is possible
       That a woman could someday be president of United States
      What type of a president she would've been, I'll never know
     But I sure loved watching her try to shatter the glass ceiling!



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Date written and posted: 03/05/2019

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