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==Early life==

==Early life==

Hillary Diane Rodham was born October 26, 1947, in Chicago, [[Illinois]] to Hugh Rodham and Dorothy Emma Howell Rodham.  Hugh was from a Pennsylvania family of coal miners, but decided on higher education and graduated from Penn State University before moving to Chicago and becoming prosperous as a merchant.  He also voted Republican and was known as a martinet.  Hillary grew up in the upscale Chicago suburb of Park Ridge with two younger brothers, Hugh Jr. (born 1950) and Anthony (born 1954).  Hillary attended Maine East High School, where she was involved in many extracurricular activities; was active in the Methodist church, and worked for Republican campaigns as a Goldwater Girl.  In her memoirs Hillary Clinton described herself in 1964 as "an active Young Republican" and "a [[Barry Goldwater|Goldwater]] girl, right down to my cowgirl outfit." Columnist [[Robert Novak]] observed, "As a politically attuned honor student, she must have known that Goldwater was one of only six Republican senators who joined [[Solid South|Southern Democratic]] [[segregation]]ists opposing the historic [[Voting Rights Act|voting rights act of 1964]] inspired by King."<ref>[http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RobertDNovak/2007/03/12/hillary,_king_and_goldwater Hillary, King and Goldwater], by Robert D. Novak, [[Townhall.com]], March 12, 2007.</ref>

Hillary Diane Rodham was born October 26, 1947, in Chicago, [[Illinois]] to Hugh Rodham and Dorothy Emma Howell Rodham.  Hugh was from a Pennsylvania family of coal miners, but decided on higher education and graduated from Penn State University before moving to Chicago and becoming prosperous as a merchant.  He also voted Republican and was known as a martinet.  Hillary grew up in the upscale Chicago suburb of Park Ridge with two younger brothers, Hugh Jr. (born 1950) and Anthony (born 1954).  Hillary attended Maine East High School, where she was involved in many extracurricular activities; was active in the Methodist church, and worked for Republican campaigns as a Goldwater Girl.  In her memoirs Hillary Clinton described herself in 1964 as "an active Young Republican" and "a [[Barry Goldwater|Goldwater]] girl, right down to my cowgirl outfit." Columnist [[Robert Novak]] observed, "As a politically attuned honor student, she must have known that Goldwater was one of only six Republican senators who joined [[Solid South|Southern Democratic]] [[segregation]]ists opposing the historic [[Voting Rights Act|voting rights act of 1964]] inspired by King."<ref>Novak, Robert D. (March 12, 2007). [http://townhall.com/columnists/robertnovak/2007/03/12/hillary,_king_and_goldwater "Hillary, King and Goldwater"]. Townhall.com website/Columnists.  See [[Townhall.com]].</ref>

As a tenth-grader, she heard the Rev. [[Martin Luther King]] speak in person, and years later she remarked in a speech "As a young girl I had the great privilege of hearing [[Martin Luther King|Dr. King]] speak in Chicago. The year was 1963....[Dr. King] called on us, he challenged us that evening to stay awake during the great revolution that the [[civil rights]] pioneers were waging on behalf of a more perfect union."<ref>http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2007/03/clintons_selma_speech_text.html</ref>  In the eleventh grade, she was class vice-president, and she was in the top 5% of her class when she graduated in 1965.   

As a tenth-grader, she heard the Rev. [[Martin Luther King]] speak in person, and years later she remarked in a speech "As a young girl I had the great privilege of hearing [[Martin Luther King|Dr. King]] speak in Chicago. The year was 1963....[Dr. King] called on us, he challenged us that evening to stay awake during the great revolution that the [[civil rights]] pioneers were waging on behalf of a more perfect union."<ref>http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2007/03/clintons_selma_speech_text.html</ref>  In the eleventh grade, she was class vice-president, and she was in the top 5% of her class when she graduated in 1965.