Timeline: Hillary Clinton’s career of firsts

    Hillary Clinton has shattered plenty of glass ceilings on her way up to the “highest, hardest glass ceiling” of all, the U.S. presidency. 

    Hillary Clinton may be the next president.

    So who is Clinton, and how did she get here?

    The presumptive Democratic nominee, who will address delegates at the Democratic National Convention in South Philadelphia today, has shattered plenty of glass ceilings on her way up to the “highest, hardest glass ceiling” of all, the U.S. presidency. From college through her four-decade-long career, she has collected an impressive list of firsts that has made her one of America’s most pioneering women.

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    Check out our interactive timeline to see Clinton’s career of firsts.

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