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"Happy Thanksgiving, loveliest of readers. Hope you&amp;#x27;re spending the day with those about whom you care most, and the women who inspire you, as well. I&amp;#x27;ll be with my mother, grandmother, and best friend, Anna, so I&amp;#x27;ve got that box checked--how about you? I want to talk about some other women, too, but you&amp;#x27;re probably not spending Thanksgiving with these ladies.Since this channel is dedicated to talking about the most inspiring women , and today is all about giving Thanks, here&amp;#x27;s my Q: If you could say &amp;quot;thank you&amp;quot; to a woman for her recent contribution to the world, to whom would you send your gratitude? She could be someone American, someone international, and in any industry, be it politics, tech, science, women&amp;#x27;s rights--anything! And go ahead, choose a few! Ready for my pick? Hillary Clinton. You might say &amp;quot;predictable,&amp;quot; but as she winds down her term as Secretary of State, I have a lot for which I&amp;#x27;d like to say, &amp;quot;Thanks, Madame Secretary.&amp;quot; The first: the fact that I can say &amp;quot;Madame Secretary&amp;quot;. I&amp;#x27;ve been constantly in awe of Secretary Clinton watching her traverse the globe and speak with leaders of nations with whom we have relations both friendly and tentative, and watched the respect and attention she commands with eyes wide. I remember seeing her speak live at an event when I was about 12 or 13, and could remember how taken I was with the passion and command of her language, and while there&amp;#x27;s never any way to explain what it&amp;#x27;s like to be in a room with her, anyone can understand how brilliant and dynamic she is just listening to her. (Watch her talk about ending AIDS, or tell those oppressing women to STFU, and you&amp;#x27;ll agree.) I find myself channeling my own inner Hillary at times, and I bet I&amp;#x27;m not the only one. I&amp;#x27;d thank Secretary Clinton not only for what she&amp;#x27;s helped do for women thus far--we had record numbers of women elected in 2012, remember--but for her continued visibility that I know will keep so many of us inspired to keep pushing. (Oh, and she&amp;#x27;s the best meme of the year, duh.) Tell me in the comments who you&amp;#x27;re sending your &amp;quot;thank you&amp;quot; to, and tell me who&amp;#x27;s inspiring you around your Thanksgiving dinner table today, too. Can&amp;#x27;t wait to hear. Enjoy the day, ladies. P.S. If you can&amp;#x27;t think of anyone, the 2012 Women of the Year will give you some inspiration. P.P.S. We went on the road with Hillary Clinton back in 2011. Read the whole interview here. Photo: Susan Walsh/AP"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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