Considering Hillary Rodham Clinton's upbringing in the very conservative suburb of Park Ridge, Illinois in the 1950s, it is hard to imagine that this could have been such an influential factor on his future. liberal political identity. (Caroli 2014). Clinton came from a middle-class family that valued hard work and self-reliance. Her father, Hugh Rodham, was considered a controversial, although influential, figure in her life. As a strict Republican, Rodham was true to his values ​​and was a dominant patriarch. Although described by Clinton as "critical" and "rather harsh" (Clinton 2003: 19), Hugh was also seen as an oppressive father who rarely showed affection or approval to his children. However, Rodham believed that not all of his children would be limited in terms of opportunities or skills, especially Hillary, simply because she was a girl. Regardless of his old-fashioned values, Rodham pushed Hillary to achieve her goals. Growing up among housework, summer jobs, and vacations spent visiting coal miners. Hillary's future ability to identify with the working class would be attributed to Rodham. (Bernstein 2007: 21). Unlike her father, Dorothy Rodham was a quiet Democrat, leading Hillary to feel torn between the dissimilarity of her parents' advice and beliefs. Dorothy is considered the earliest and most dominant factor in his future interests in human rights, particularly of women and children. Dorothy condemned “the mistreatment of any human being…as well as those disadvantaged and discriminated against from birth” (Clinton 2003: 18). Growing up in a generation where she had limited choices unlike her daughter, Dorothy encouraged Hillary to never hesitate to speak her mind or follow through on her goals. Dorothy wanted... middle of paper ...... she was an ambassador for global women's issues, calling for them to play a greater political and economic role and condemning human rights violations such as sex trafficking and abuse. (Kamp 2013). “The Hillary Effect” has empowered women and is expected to “reach 50% female political representation by 2050.” (Horanski 2012). Hillary also launched the Global Program to Combat Hunger and Food Security and worked with the United Nations to combat world hunger and poverty, "a threat to the stability of governments and societies." (Clinton 2009). In total, Hillary secured $832 million for global development projects. (Lemmon 2011). As a former First Lady and Senator, Hillary's fame allowed her to "raise questions on a global agenda that no one before her has been able to do", and ended her term with respect and l positive regard from the international community..* 281