In California, she also witnessed the effect of racial bigotry on her fellow students who were Japanese-American. When Dorothy returned, however, she discovered that her mother intended to have her work for free as a housekeeper and would not underwrite her higher education as promised. Poised to begin college in California, her mother contacted her, asking her to return to Chicago, where she had remarried, promising to pay for her education. Were it not for the care, direction and attention from a neighborhood woman who Dorothy worked for as a "mother's helper," it is unlikely the young girl would have developed a sense of her own potential. Extremely thrifty, he also taught his children to never waste even the smallest amount of anything from food to toothpaste.ĭorothy Emma Howell Rodham, born June 4, 1919, Chicago, Illinois married to Hugh Rodham, 1942 died November 1, 2011.īeyond what might be considered a traditional closeness with her mother, Hillary Clinton has described Dorothy Rodham as a crucial figure in life, not just a mentor and role model but one who had a story that sparked part of her lifelong mission on behalf of children's rights and protection. Gruff, often highly critical of his children as a way to encourage their improvement in school grades and behavior, he taught Hillary the habits of hard work and study and that one had to earn success. He assumed responsibility for his younger brother, Russell, a former physician who suffered from mental depression. After the war, he began his own small, independent drape and fabric printing business in downtown Chicago. Navy, stationed at the Great Lakes Naval Station, an hour outside of Chicago, where he worked as a chief petty officer. With the outbreak of World War II, he served in the U.S. He met Dorothy Howell, who was working as a company clerk typist and after a lengthy courtship they married and moved into a one-bedroom Chicago apartment. Upon graduation, he found work as a travelling salesman of drapery fabrics through the upper-Midwest. Sunday morning worship was “one of the best hours of the week.” He could take his “Bible, read, listen, sing,” and forget about everything else.Hugh Ellsworth Rodham, born 1911, April 2, Scranton, Pennsylvania, graduate of Pennsylvania State University, small textile supply owner died, April 7, 1993, in Little Rock, Arkansas The second of three sons, Hugh Rodham was the first in his family to attend and graduate from college, able to attend Penn State University on a football scholarship. His “church home” gave him peace, comfort, and strength. Disputing claims that he attended church for political purposes, Clinton insisted that he went because it helped him spiritually and emotionally. As his presidency ended, Clinton thanked the members of Foundry for their prayers and support during the “storm and sunshine of these last 8 years.” He especially appreciated Foundry’s social ministry and its welcoming of Christians of various races, nations, and sexual orientations. He also often attended services at Camp David’s Evergreen Chapel with about fifty people and sang in the small choir. The church, he declared, was “a place not for saints but for sinners.”40 When in Washington, Clinton regularly attended Foundry Methodist Church with Hillary. "Clinton testified that worship was important to him. Also it appears that this Methodist church was Clintons regular church.
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