I could not think of a better place to launch this institute than here at Wellesley. I have so many memories from my time here. Swimming in the lake… sometimes legally, sometimes not. Staying up late in my dormitory talking to my friends, sometimes arguing, about everything from art and politics to what we were going to do for dinner that night. Being told by my French teacher that ‘Mademoiselle, your talents lie elsewhere.’
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton ’69 speaking at the Women in Public Service Institute at Wellesley today