10 Times Hillary Clinton Was The Feminist Icon Of Our Dreams

"Who run the world?" Hillary. Hillary does.

1. When she graduated Yale Law and refused Bill's marriage requests multiple times

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After completing her law degree Hillary went on to study a year of children and medicine postgrad. She initially refused Bill because she was reluctant to tie her future to his.

2. While first lady of Arkansas she held down a job and looked after a family

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She became the first female partner of Rose Law Firm in 1979. When Bill was elected governor of Arkansas in the same year she became the first lady but carried on working at the law firm, and gave birth to Chelsea in 1980.

3. When she was the first First Lady to enter The White House with a postgraduate degree and her own professional career

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This picture is everything.

4. When she took an active role in policy, championing Health Care reform

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Not since Eleanor Roosevelt had a first lady been so empowered. Although the Health Care Reform Act was ultimately unsuccessful it ignited an important discussion in American politics.

5. "Human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights."

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At a UN conference for women in Beijing she made this historic speech. Beijing didn't want Hillary to raise these issues but that didn't stop her because she's Hillary Clinton and if she wants to talk about women's rights she can.

6. When she proved once and for all that she runs the world

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She also called out the media's obsession with the appearance of female politicians.

7. When she was asked by the Obama campaign to publicly attack Sarah Palin, but instead called out the sexism against women in politics

Hillary said "Attack her for what — for being a woman? Attack her for being on a ticket that's trying to draw attention? There'll be plenty of time to do what I think you should do in politics, which is draw distinctions,"

8. When she proved she was really chill with Obama by accepting his offer to become Secretary of State

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She was probably busy, but found time in her schedule to help him out.

9. When she called out the double standards women face in politics

In her book Hard Choices, Hillary said she felt former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard "faced outrageous sexism".

10. Finally when she made our dreams come true and announced she was running for President in 2016

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May the odds be ever in your favour #Hillary2016