Women and Children. Hillary is an advocate and role model for women. Younger women might not quite realize how far she – and therefore they – have come. The ability to be somewhat blasé about this is evidence of success in the area of women's rights. Hillary, with many allies, long has pushed for health care and child care that benefit women. As first lady, she played a crucial part in creating the Children's Health Insurance Program, which provides coverage for 8 million children. That effort, which was bipartisan, also shows she can work with Republicans.