16. She Kept Her Maiden Name After Marrying Bill Clinton... And Only Changed It In Order To Appeal To Arkansas Voters
After marrying Bill Clinton in October 1975, Hillary Rodham announced that she would be keeping her maiden name because it kept her personal life separate from her husband's work, and because "it showed that I was still me". The decision upset both her own and Bill Clinton's mothers, and it was not until 1982 that Hillary adopted her husband's surname. With Bill Clinton having been re-elected as Governor of Arkansas, Hillary began to use the name "Hillary Clinton" - or sometimes even "Mrs Bill Clinton" - in order to appeal to voters in the state. The name has remained ever since, although she is sometimes referred to as "Hillary Rodham Clinton".
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