Dorothy Emma Howell Rodham (born June 4, 1919) is an American homemaker and mother of Secretary of State, and former United States Senator and First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
She was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Edwin John Howell, Jr. (1897–1946), a Chicago firefighter, and Della Murray (1902–1960). Her sister is Isabelle Howell (born 1924). The parents were dysfunctional and unhappy and paid only sporadic attention to the child...
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Dorothy Emma Howell Rodham (born June 4, 1919) is an American homemaker and mother of Secretary of State, and former United States Senator and First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
She was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Edwin John Howell, Jr. (1897–1946), a Chicago firefighter, and Della Murray (1902–1960). Her sister is Isabelle Howell (born 1924). The parents were dysfunctional and unhappy and paid only sporadic attention to the children before divorcing in 1927. The children were then sent on train by themselves to live with their paternal grandparents in the Los Angeles suburb of Alhambra, California. The sisters endured harsh treatment from the grandparents and Dorothy left home at age 14, working as a nanny. After Dorothy graduated from Alhambra High School in 1937, she moved to Chicago for a failed reunion with her mother. Subsequently, she moved into her own apartment there and took office jobs to support herself.
While applying for a job as a clerk typist at a...
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