It took the rise of a singular statesman -- and one tough stateswoman -- to turn the intellectual connection between domestic strength and international influence into action.
She will quickly be forgiven for those lapses of temper, and her many other accomplishments will position her as a stateswoman and an icon of feminist determination.
She is dressed like a stateswoman: a smart winter two-piece suit, heels and a pashmina, which she spreads over her legs as much for comfort as for warmth.