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Hillary Clinton Women's Rights Essay

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Hillary Rodham Clinton is one of the most well-known politicians in the world. For decades, under the Democratic Party, she has been an advocate for equal rights, specifically for women. As a woman in politics, she has faced double standards practically her entire adult life. Nevertheless, she persisted, and still does so to fight for women’s rights. One groundbreaking speech by Clinton took place on September 5th, 1995. During the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, Clinton declared “Human rights are women’s rights and women’s rights are human rights once and for all.” Clinton stuck to her guns and what she believed in and decided to give her speech, despite being told to either soften her remarks or to not give …show more content…

Clinton confidently and wholeheartedly has defended Roe v. Wade, which was a decision by the Supreme Court that permitted abortions as a women’s reproductive health right. Clinton knew she was risking a lot politically by taking a bold stance on abortion, but by defending Roe v. Wade, it showed that Clinton’s stance on women’s rights has not changed over the years (if anything, her support for women’s rights has grown). I had known this for a few years, but what especially made me thankful for Clinton and what she believes in was during the third 2016 Presidential Debate. She reiterated her stance that mothers and their families should be the ones to make the decision to have an abortion or not, not the government’s …show more content…

During the entirety of the election, even before clinching the nomination, Clinton inspired millions of women in this country and worldwide to pursue their dreams. During the Democratic National Convention (DNC), she stated “If there are any little girls out there who stayed up late to watch, let me just say: I may become the first woman president, but one of you is next.” Immediately, this gave hope to women and girls all over America that anything is possible. What once seemed impossible seemed to be very likely: a female President. Women and girls knew that if it could be done, then anything could be

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