Hillary is from the Latin hilaris ("cheerful, joyful") — same root as "hilarious." Originally a male name (Saint Hilary of Poitiers, 4th c.); used for women from the 1960s. **Hillary Rodham Clinton (born 1947)** — **first woman to become the presidential nominee of a major US political party (Democratic, 2016)**; won the popular vote by nearly 3 million but lost the Electoral College to Donald Trump. **First Lady (1993-2001), US Senator from New York (2001-2009), US Secretary of State (2009-2013)**. **Yale Law-educated lawyer who graduated 1973**.
Subject of *Living History* (2003) and *Hard Choices* (2014) — her bestselling memoirs.
Hillary reduces to seven — the number of Secretary of State.