As she demonstrated post-Waco, she was not afraid to take public accountability for her decisions. Though she was heavily criticized for many of her actions, Janet is still seen as one of the most highly respected members of ClintonвЂ™s administration. Attorney General - the first woman to hold that position.Дuring her eight years as AG, she handled the siege in Waco, Texas the prosecutions of the Unabomber and Oklahoma City bombers and the controversial situation surrounding Cuban immigrant Elian Gonzalez. She was elected the stateвЂ™s Attorney General in 1978 and was re-elected five times despite being a Democrat in a largely Republican area! In 1993, President Clinton appointed Mrs.

Janet Reno graduated from HLS in 1963, and began her career in politics in 1971 as staff director of the Judiciary Committee of the Florida House of Representatives. In 1954, Pricilla Holmes was the first woman elected to Harvard Law Review (didnвЂ™t take long, huh?) JANET RENO First female U.S. She served as secretary-general of the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in 2001, and then as chancellor of Trinity College in Dublin from 1998 to 2019.ДЇun Fact: In July 2009, Mary Robinson received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama! Robinson actually resigned from the Presidency early to take up the post of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, which she held for five years. From 1990 to 1997, she worked to decriminalize homosexuality and make contraception widely available. But because I was a graduate of HLS, I stood for Parliament at 25.вЂќДЄs IrelandвЂ™s President, Mary Robinson gave the office a more modern, visible role. вЂњWhat I took from Harvard,вЂќ she said, вЂњwas the fact that young people were taking responsibility and making a difference. Robinson earned her LLM from HLS in 1968, and she credits the school for her early start in Irish politics.

Mary Robinson is an Irish lawyer, politician, and diplomat. MARY ROBINSON First female President of Ireland In 1953, the first class of women graduated from Harvard Law School. Wow Factor: In 2020, Michelle topped GallupвЂ™s poll of вЂњMost Admired Women in AmericaвЂќ for the third year in a row! She is also - obviously - a fashion icon, and delivered speeches at four successive Democratic National Conventions. Her most notable initiative was LetвЂ™s Move!, a program intended to end childhood obesity. In 2008, she became the first Black FLOTUS alongside the 44th President of the United States.Дuring her eight years as First Lady, Michelle was a staunch advocate for service members and their families, higher education (with emphasis on trade schools and community colleges!), international girlsвЂ™ education, and health education. Michelle worked in various non-profits, as associate dean of student services for U Chicago, and as VP for community and external affairs at the U Chicago Medical Center. She worked in a law firm for a few years (where she met Barack!) before turning to public service for the city. Michelle Obama was born in Chicago in 1964 and graduated from HLS in 1988.

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