by Michele Genthon | Nov 8, 2016 | FIRST WOMEN, Politics and Government
Both of the editorials in The Seattle Times today are about women, not surprising given that today is historic. For the first time since this country was founded we are voting in an election where a woman is a major contender for the Presidency. Hillary Clinton is not...
by Michele Genthon | Jul 28, 2016 | FIRST WOMEN, Politics and Government
Hillary Clinton is the First Woman ever nominated by a major political party to run for President of the United States. She has established her credentials, campaigned vigorously, and won the title. She is not, however, the first woman to run for President and there...
by Michele Genthon | Oct 28, 2015 | FIRST WOMEN, Politics and Government
I thought I had written enough about First Women in the White House, at least for now, but former President Bill Clinton led me to an addendum. Recently, he said, “There has been a lot of talk about breaking the glass ceiling. . . I want to break a ceiling. I am...
by Michele Genthon | Oct 21, 2015 | FIRST WOMEN, Politics and Government
Hillary Clinton was the first First Lady ever elected to national office (Senator from New York) and the First Woman to win a presidential primary, in New Hampshire in 2008. She was not the first First Lady to be influential; Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of Franklin D....
by Michele Genthon | Oct 17, 2015 | FIRST WOMEN, Politics and Government
When researching Hillary Clinton’s biography, I noted that she had graduated from a woman’s college. Clinton graduated from Wellesley, as did the First Woman Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright. Nancy Pelosi, the First Woman Speaker of the House of Representatives,...
