CHAPTER 1 SHATTERING THE GLASS CEILING CHAPTER 2 NO ROOM FOR COWARDS CHAPTER 3 THE MAKING OF AN ACTIVIST CHAPTER 4 LOVE AND POLITICS CHAPTER 5 POLITICAL BATTLES IN THE RAZORBACK STATE CHAPTER 6 WHITE HOUSE WORK CHAPTER 7 PURSUIT OF DREAMS CHAPTER 8 MADAM SECRETARY CHAPTER 9 VICTORY OR DEFEAT 4 12 22 32 42 52 66 78 90 CONTENTS Timeline 96 Essential Facts 100 Glossary 102 Additional Resources 104 Source Notes 106 Index 110 About the Author 112
CHAPTER ONE
SHATTERING THE GLASS CEILING It was standing-room only in the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia Pennsylvania on July 28 2016 A huge screen hung behind a stage bedecked with digital American flags Professional politicians in suits mingled with Americans of different ages races and ethnicities some in jeans and T-shirts others sporting patriotic bling These delegates had gathered at the Democratic National Convention to watch history being made Since 1832 members of the Democratic Party have met every four years to choose a presidential candidate The difference in 2016 was the gender of the person being selected For the first time in US history a major political party nominated a woman Hillary Rodham Clinton Hillary Clinton accepted her nomination at the Democratic National Convention on July 28 2016 5
