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Hillary Clinton said the withdrawal of the GOP health care bill last week was "a victory for all Americans." She criticized the Trump administration for having the fewest number of women in top jobs "in a generation." Ben Margot/AP hide caption

Hillary Clinton said the withdrawal of the GOP health care bill last week was "a victory for all Americans." She criticized the Trump administration for having the fewest number of women in top jobs "in a generation."

Hillary Clinton criticized the lack of diversity in the Trump White House and the ill-fated Republican health care proposal in what were her most political public remarks since losing the November presidential election to Donald Trump.

Clinton made her observations in an address to the Professional BusinessWomen of California in San Francisco on Tuesday night. "There's no place I'd rather be than here with you," she told the gathering, adding, "other than the White House."

Clinton said she was appalled by a photo that circulated last week of an all-male group of Republican lawmakers meeting at the White House with Vice President Pence discussing women's health care.

And she chastised Trump, whom she did not mention by name, for having the fewest number of women in top jobs "in a generation." There are just four women holding Cabinet-level jobs in the administration out of 23 such positions. Clinton had promised women would fill half of her Cabinet jobs.

She also was critical of comments by White House press secretary Sean Spicer, who told American Urban Radio Networks White House correspondent April Ryan, "Please, stop shaking your head," during Tuesday's press briefing. "Too many women have had a lifetime of practice taking this kind of indignity in stride," Clinton said.

She said the withdrawal of the GOP health care bill last week was "a victory for all Americans," singling out efforts to end coverage mandates in particular. "Really? Take away maternity care?" she asked. "Who do these people talk to?"

Clinton said the death of the measure was a sign that efforts to organize in opposition to Trump's agenda could work, citing the Women's March on Washington the day after Trump's inauguration. "There were plenty of people, as you might expect, who wondered whether that level of energy and enthusiasm would be sustained and whether it would make any difference," Clinton said. "I'm here to tell you, last week we saw the first indication that the answer to both of those questions is yes."

Clinton has generally kept a low profile since her defeat in November, but has said that she intends to start speaking out again on issues. She was critical of the Trump administration's efforts to bar refugees from entering the country, and to take action against what Trump insists was voter fraud during his successful campaign last year.

"These are bad policies that will hurt people and take our country in the wrong direction."

And referring to the hiking she has been seen doing with her husband, former President Bill Clinton, near their suburban New York home, she added, "It's the kind of things you think about when you take long walks in the woods: Resist, insist, persist, enlist."

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Hillary Clinton on Tuesday gave one of her first public speeches since losing the presidential election and criticized the much-circulated photo showing an all-male group of Republican lawmakers last month negotiating womens coverage in health care legislation.

She mentioned a social-media parody of it that showed an all-dog panel deciding on feline care.

I am here today to urge us not to grow tired. Not to be discouraged and disappointed. Not to throw up our hands because change is not happening fast enough, Clinton said. We need more women at any table, at any conference call or email chain where decisions are made.

Without mentioning President Trump by name, Clinton faulted the Republican presidential administration repeatedly, including calling its representation of women in top jobs the lowest in a generation.

She rebuked White House press secretary Sean Spicer, again not by name, for hours earlier Tuesday chiding a black woman journalist during a news conference for shaking her head.

Too many women have had a lifetime of practice taking this kind of indignity in stride, Clinton said. I mean, its not like I didnt know all the nasty things they were saying about me. I thought some of them were kind of creative."

Clinton cracked jokes about her November defeat and her months out of the limelight since, Clinton spoke to thousands of businesswomen in San Francisco, joking there was no place shed rather be, other than the White House.

Trump has named four women to his Cabinet, the same number as in former President George W. Bushs first Cabinet. Trump earlier this week pointed to the work he planned to have his daughter, Ivanka Trump Kushner, do on childcare and other issues involving working women and men in her unsalaried role in his administration.

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Addressing, American Urban Radio Networks Washington Bureau Chief April D. Ryan, White House press secretary Sean Spicer defended President Trump, saying, "You're hellbent on trying to make sure whatever image you want to tell about this White House stays." (Reuters)

Onlya few hours apart on Tuesday, two black women were confronted by white, male public figures in exchanges thatmany viewed as demeaning and disparaging.

First, Fox News host Bill OReilly on Tuesday seemed to criticize Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.)because of her appearance comparing her hair to a James Brown wig, for which he later apologized.

And ina press briefing later, White House press secretary Sean Spicertold veteran reporterApril Ryan to Please, stop shaking your head again.

Their words provoked angry reactions on Twitterand made headlines on cable news shows.But to many women,the commentswere not all that surprising.

Hillary Clinton said reporter April Ryan was "patronized" and cut off while asking a question during the White House press briefing March 28. Clinton was speaking about sexism and invisible structural barriers during an appearance at a Professional Businesswomen of California event. (Professional Businesswomen of California)

One of these women was Hillary Clinton. In a speech Tuesday afternoon, Clinton spoke of everyday sexism and structural barriers that are sometimes hard to spot but unmistakably present.

Just look at all thats happened in the last two days to women who were simply doing their jobs, she said in her remarks at the Professional BusinessWomen of California conference in downtown San Francisco. She spoke of Ryan being patronized and cut off while asking a question. And she mentioned Waters, who was taunted with a racist joke about her hair.

Too many women, especially women of color, have had a lifetime of practice taking precisely these kinds of indignities in stride, Clinton said. But why should we have to. And any woman who thinks this couldnt be directed at her is living in a dream world.

Ryan arrived home later that day to hear the news from her daughters: Did you see Hillary Clinton? they asked.

And I was like no, andI saw it and I couldnt believe it, Ryan said, speaking on CNN. I was shocked. She later tweeted: Preach@HillaryClinton!!!

Black women across social media sounded off in support of Ryan and Waters, sharing their own experiences in the workplace. Brittany Packnett urged women to use the hashtag #BlackWomenAtWork

This happens to black women everyday at work, Packnett tweeted. Share your Maxine and April moments, so people dont think this is rare.

Today, we were told a Black womans hair matters more than her voice, and our choices are under the control of others, she added on Twitter.

One of the most popular tweets came from Waters herself, who shared the same wordsshespoke on MSNBC: I am a strong black woman. I cannot be intimidated.

Id like to say to women out there everywhere, she added on MSNBC. Be who you are, do what you do and let us get on with discussing the real issues of this country.

As for Ryan, This is just par for the course, unfortunately, she toldThe Washington Posts Erik Wemple. But Ill be back. Ill be back.

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In the latest sign that she is ready to come out of the woods politically, Hillary Clinton offered a mantra Tuesday in San Francisco to those opposing the Trump administration: Resist. Persist. Insist. Enlist.

Clinton appeared on stage for about an hour Tuesday at the Professional BusinessWomen of California Conference at Moscone Center West, with most of her remarks focusing on the struggles women face in the workplace.

But sprinkled in with a few self-deprecating quips Theres no place Id rather be than here with you ... other than the White House Clinton fired off some of her most pointed political remarks since losing the election to Donald Trump in November.

Anyone who doubted the staying power of the Womens Marches got their answer when Congress and the administration tried to jam through a bill that would have kicked 24 million people off their health insurance, Clinton said. They were met with a wave of resistance.

When this disastrous bill failed, it was a victory for all Americans, she said as the audience applauded loudly.

But, Clinton cautioned, the other side never quits. Soon or later theyll try again, and we will need to fight back twice as hard.

And in an allusion to the widely circulated photos of her walking in the woods near her Chappaqua, N.Y., home just days after her loss, Clinton shared the little mantra Ive been repeating to myself recently, one that she admitted is a little silly, the kind of thing that pops into your head when you take a lot of long walks in the woods.

Resist actions that go against our values as Americans, she said. Insist that we can all do better. Persist, as Clinton said Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., did when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., tried to prevent her from quoting Coretta Scott King on the Senate floor during the debate over Jeff Sessions appointment as attorney general.

Then bring that passion weve seen in the last few weeks, to the voting booth in 2018. Show up and vote, for goodness sakes. And enlist in the resistance effort get in the arena, she said, by running for office or starting a business that is supportive of your employees.

What Clinton found so maddening during was the recent health care debate was that Republicans were not showing empathy to the people they represented.

Really? Take away maternity care? Clinton said. Really? Take away mental health and substance abuse care? Who do these people talk to? Do they not have any idea about the suffering that goes on?

Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle

Hillary Clinton during the closing keynote for the 28th annual Professional BusinessWomen of California at the Moscone West on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in San Francisco, Calif.

Hillary Clinton during the closing keynote for the 28th annual Professional BusinessWomen of California at the Moscone West on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in San Francisco, Calif.

Hillary Clinton during the closing keynote for the 28th annual Professional BusinessWomen of California at the Moscone West on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in San Francisco, Calif.

Hillary Clinton during the closing keynote for the 28th annual Professional BusinessWomen of California at the Moscone West on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in San Francisco, Calif.

Hillary Clinton strikes a defiant, outspoken tone as she makes the closing keynote speech for the 28th annual Professional BusinessWo men of California conference at Moscone Center West.

Hillary Clinton strikes a defiant, outspoken tone as she makes the closing keynote speech for the 28th annual Professional BusinessWo men of California conference at Moscone Center West.

People check out the seminars during the 28th annual Professional BusinessWomen of California at the Moscone West on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in San Francisco, Calif.

People check out the seminars during the 28th annual Professional BusinessWomen of California at the Moscone West on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in San Francisco, Calif.

People check the floor of the 28th annual Professional BusinessWomen of California at the Moscone West on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in San Francisco, Calif.

People check the floor of the 28th annual Professional BusinessWomen of California at the Moscone West on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in San Francisco, Calif.

Hillary Clinton during the closing keynote for the 28th annual Professional BusinessWomen of California at the Moscone West on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in San Francisco, Calif.

Hillary Clinton during the closing keynote for the 28th annual Professional BusinessWomen of California at the Moscone West on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in San Francisco, Calif.

Hillary Clinton during the closing keynote for the 28th annual Professional BusinessWomen of California at the Moscone West on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in San Francisco, Calif.

Hillary Clinton during the closing keynote for the 28th annual Professional BusinessWomen of California at the Moscone West on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in San Francisco, Calif.

Hillary Clinton, out of the woods, speaks up during S.F. visit

Clinton never mentioned President Trump by name but alluded to a line in his inaugural address when she said, Where some see a dark vision of carnage, I see a light shining on creativity in this country.

Much of the speech, though, was sister-to-sister commiserating with the audience of the professional women, who gave her a standing ovation.

I bet just about everyone in this room has the experience of saying something in a meeting that gets ignored, Clinton said. Ten, 20 minutes later, a man says the same thing and everybody thinks, Its genius!

On Friday, Clinton is scheduled to appear before another friendly audience when she delivers a speech at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., during a ceremony for an award named in Clintons honor by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security. The institutes executive director is her longtime aide Melanne Verveer.

Other than saying she was coming out of the woods and would continue to speak out, Clinton offered few specifics about her plans. But she offered a little hint about her future when she noted that as a candidate, she produced a plan to make workplaces more family-friendly.

I dont expect you to remember that. There was a recent study showing that none of my plans were publicized or talked about, she said. So that gives me something (to talk about in) speeches for at least a decade.

Joe Garofoli is The San Francisco Chronicles senior political writer. Email: jgarofoli@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @joegarofoli

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