During the 1970s , once her children were grown up , Rodham took courses at Oakton Community College in a variety of subjects , receiving high grades and earning an associate 's degree in liberal arts . She was among the first mothers of that generation to return to school . In 1987 , Rodham and her husband moved to Little Rock , Arkansas , to be closer to their daughter and help care for their young granddaughter , Chelsea . She took courses in subjects that happened to interest her , focusing on psychology but including logic and child development , although she never gained a further degree . Her daughter later wrote in her 2003 memoir '' Living History '' , " I 'm still amazed at how my mother emerged from her lonely early life as such an affectionate and levelheaded woman . " Her husband Hugh Rodham died in 1993 , shortly after their daughter became First Lady of the United States . Dorothy Rodham remained active but valued her privacy and almost never spoke to the media . She spent more time at the White House and accompanied Hillary and Chelsea on visits to France , India , and China ; she also enjoyed life in Washington , D.C . At the 1996 Democratic National Convention , when Bill Clinton was nominated for re-election , she appeared in a video message , saying " Everybody knows there is only one person in the world who can really tell the truth about a man , and that 's his mother-in-law . " Following the Lewinsky scandal she was reportedly angry at Bill , but encouraged Hillary to seek her own political career
1996 Democratic National Convention
1996 Democratic National Convention
Dorothy Howell Rodham