As the first child of Hugh Ellsworth Rodham and Dorothy Howell Rodham, I was their eight pound bundle of joy. Being born on the 26th of October, 1947, I was part of the baby boom that followed the end of World War 2. My name was controversial as Hillary was generally considered a boy’s name at the time of my birth. A few years later my little brother Hugh arrived, and my family moved from Chicago to the suburb of park ridge. It was a quaint little neighbourhood known for its fine public schools, parks and nice sized houses.
