Hillary Clinton gets her fight from her father

Hillary Clinton
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Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton has made a habit of working her mother's influence into her 2016 campaign, speaking often of her hard-working nature and resilience after being abandoned by both of her parents at a young age.

In an illuminating story, The New York Times delved into Clinton's relationship with the parent she doesn't speak as openly about — her late father, Hugh Rodham.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.