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What was Hillary Clinton famous for?

Hillary Clinton was a U.S. senator from 2001 to 2009 and secretary of state from 2009 to 2013. As the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in 2016, she was the first woman to top the presidential ticket of a major party in the United States. She previously served as first lady when her husband, Bill Clinton, was president from 1993 to 2001.