Dorothy Rodham, Mother And Mentor Of Hillary Clinton, Is Dead At 92

Dorothy Rodham, Mother And Mentor Of Hillary Clinton, Is Dead At 92

Dorothy Rodham, who overcame years of struggle to become a powerful influence on the life and career of her daughter, Hillary Rodham Clinton, the first lady, senator from New York, presidential candidate and now secretary of state, died on Tuesday in Washington. She was 92. Her family announced her death. Mrs. Clinton canceled a trip to London and Istanbul to be at her mother’s side.

 

As her daughter rose to prominence, Mrs. Rodham stayed mostly in the background, appearing only occasionally in public and rarely giving interviews. But Mrs. Clinton credited her mother with giving her a love of the higher learning that Mrs. Rodham never had, a curiosity about a larger world that Mrs. Rodham had not seen, and a will to persevere — about which Mrs. Rodham knew a great deal.