Secretary of State; previously Democratic Senator (NY):
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- 1998: Hillary predicted female President in near future. (Oct 2007)
- 1962: met MLK Jr. preaching a sermon in Chicago. (Jul 2007)
- We’ve come a long way on race, but we have a long way to go. (Jun 2007)
- 1995: Politely criticized China’s human rights. (Jun 2007)
- Developmental thread: tragedy of race must be made right. (Jun 2007)
- Pushing for privacy bill of rights. (Jun 2006)
- 1972: Worked with Edelman on school desegregation in South. (Nov 2003)
- Professional woman AND hostess; feminist AND traditionalist. (Nov 2003)
- Apologize for slavery, but concentrate on civil rights now. (Oct 2000)
- Crack down on sex trafficking of women and girls. (Jan 2000)
- Human rights are women’s rights. (Jan 2000)
- Women’s rights are human rights. (Dec 1999)
- Support National Endowment for the Arts. (Feb 1997)
- Sex selection, prostitution & war rape: human rights issues. (Sep 1995)
Affirmative Action
- OpEd: "18 million cracks" meant "lingering sexism". (Aug 2009)
- Heads movement of women looking to America's true promise. (Aug 2009)
- Equal pay is not yet equal. (Jan 2008)
- MLK recognized that working within the system was necessary. (Jan 2008)
- Compiled “Handbook on Legal Rights for Arkansas Women”. (Nov 2007)
- Hillary wanted Bill’s cabinet to “Look Like America”. (Oct 2007)
- Founded Vital Voices Initiative with Madeleine Albright. (Sep 2007)
- 1965: brought black classmates to all-white church. (Jul 2007)
- 1988: Instituted gender diversity Report Card within ABA. (Jun 2007)
- Create a pipeline for more women in leadership. (Oct 2005)
- Argued with Bill Clinton about diluting affirmative action. (Oct 2005)
- First chair of ABA Commission on Women and the Profession. (Aug 1999)
- Raised issues of gender compensation gap at 1970s Rose Law. (Nov 1997)
- Affirmative living: involve entire village against racism. (Sep 1996)
Gay Rights
- Telling kids about gay couples is parental discretion. (Sep 2007)
- Positive about civil unions, with full equality of benefits. (Aug 2007)
- Let states decide gay marriage; they’re ahead of feds. (Aug 2007)
- GLBT progress since 2000, when I marched in gay pride parade. (Aug 2007)
- Supports DOMA, which Bill Clinton signed. (Jul 2007)
- Don’t ask don’t tell was an important transition step. (Jun 2007)
- 2004:defended traditional marriage; 2006:voted for same-sex. (May 2007)
- Federal Marriage Amendment would be terrible step backwards. (Oct 2006)
- Gay soldiers need to shoot straight, not be straight. (Nov 2003)
- End hate crimes and other intolerance. (Sep 2000)
- Gays deserve domestic partnership benefits. (Feb 2000)
- Military service based on conduct, not sexual orientation. (Dec 1999)
Voting Record
- Co-sponsored bill to criminalize flag-burning. (Jan 2010)
- Op-ed: Voted no on flag-burning to build centrist credential. (May 2006)
- Voted NO on recommending Constitutional ban on flag desecration. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes. (Jun 2002)
- Voted YES on loosening restrictions on cell phone wiretapping. (Oct 2001)
- Shift from group preferences to economic empowerment of all. (Aug 2000)
- Rated 60% by the ACLU, indicating a mixed civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
- Rated 89% by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance. (Dec 2006)
- Rated 96% by the NAACP, indicating a pro-affirmative-action stance. (Dec 2006)
- Recognize Juneteenth as historical end of slavery. (Jun 2008)
- Provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees. (Dec 2007)
- Re-introduce the Equal Rights Amendment. (Mar 2007)
- Reinforce anti-discrimination and equal-pay requirements. (Jan 2008)
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