親歷歷史：希拉里回憶錄：中學時代

?I clearly expected to work for a living, and I was lucky to have parents who never tried to mold me into any category or career. In fact, I don't remember a friend's parent or a teacher ever telling me or my friends that "girls can't do this" or "girls shouldn't do that." Sometimes, though, the message got through in other ways.

我當然希望能夠自立謀生，幸運的是我擁有開明的父母，他們從不曾試圖強迫我去做什么，或成為什么樣的人。事實上，我不記得有哪位長輩或老師對我或我的朋友說過“女孩子要有女孩子的樣子”，或“女孩子不應該這樣做”之類的話。雖然有時這類信息會以其他的方式傳到我們的耳中。

I had always been fascinated by exploration and space travel, maybe in part because my dad was so concerned about America lagging behind Russia. President Kennedy's vow to put men on the moon excited me, and I wrote to NASA to volunteer for astronaut training. I received a letter back informing me that they were not accepting girls in the program. It was the first time I had hit an obstacle I couldn't overcome with hard work and determination, and I was outraged.

我一向對宇宙探索和太空旅行著迷，部分也許是因為父親的關系，他老是為美國的太空事業(yè)落后于俄國而耿耿于懷?？夏岬峡偨y(tǒng)上臺后發(fā)誓將人類送上月球，這讓我極其興奮，并寫信給國家航空和航天局，表明愿意參加宇航員訓練計劃。我收到的回信告訴我該計劃不接受女性報名。這是我第一次碰到再怎么努力、再怎么有決心也沖不破的障礙，我感到忿忿難平。

I was interested in politics from an early age. I successfully ran for student council and junior class Vice President. I was also an active Young Republican and, later, a Goldwater girl, right down to my cow girl outfit and straw cowboy hat emblazoned with the slogan "AuH,O."

我從小對政治感興趣。我成功當選學生會代表，并當上副班長。我是“青年共和黨”的活躍分子，后來成了一個戈爾德沃特派女孩，牛仔外套和牛仔帽上都別著“AuH2O”的標語。