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As a first lady, senator, secretary of state and Democratic nominee turned failed presidential candidate, much of Hillary Clintons life and political career have simply been Clinton overcoming personal tragedy and sexism, both implicit and overt, by sheer force of character. Shes never let the past define her, and as events of this past summer have shown, she isnt about to start.

According to a Friday Buzzfeed report, Clinton means business about the pro-Resistance political action committee, Onward Together, that she launched in May shes reportedly hiring two of her former campaign to help her run it. Those staffers are Adam Parkhomenko, who worked on her 2016 presidential campaigns grassroots engagement efforts, and Emmy Ruiz, who worked as the campaigns Colorado state director and more recently, worked on Tom Perezs successful bid for DNC chair.

Paired with Clintons recent outspokenness on social media and on-the-ground efforts to promote her forthcoming memoir, What Happened, Onward Together is remarkable proof that not only is Clinton not going anywhere, but that private citizen Clinton may be the fiercest version of herself, yet.

Some of her nastiest tweets about President Trump and the GOP as evidence:

Not only is Clinton a failed presidential candidate despite dedicating decades of her life to public service, having all the qualifications, and winning the popular vote by some 3 million votes, but shes the least liked failed presidential candidate in recent history (which, Im sure, has nothing to do with lingering patriarchal resentment of female leadership.) What else does she have to lose? Why not be outspoken, why not get loud, talk about sexism, Russia, criticize Trump, say whatever she feels like?

But naturally, Clintons newfound brazenness, if you could even it call it that, seems unselfish. She might not be in the Oval Office, but shes not comfortable on the sidelines, and thats why, by all means, she seems prepared to transform Onward Together into a powerhouse, one that will get progressives elected, one that will fight for the goals she once wanted to fight for as president.

At one point in her career, this post-election fighting for progress and grassroots mobilization might have gotten her hit for being a pandering phony obviously just seeking reelection. But now that shes most definitely not seeking reelection, she can fight this fight with everything shes got and shrug off the criticism she gets for this.

Of course, to an extent, criticism of Clinton for absorbing the limelight is valid. Democrats would be wiser to look to the future than to their past. But Clintons wisdom and dedication are an asset to the party, nonetheless.

Too often we try to silence women for all kinds of reasons being preachy feminists, being fake and inauthentic, being disliked. Their place is the kitchen, with no voice, with nothing at all in their own right.

Clinton lost the presidency. Thats a fact. Now all she has left is fighting for what she thinks is right no title, no popularity, no martyrdom. This is all she has. To suggest that she give it up is tantamount to metaphorically sending her back to the kitchen. And what a hateful but ultimately classic thing to do to a woman.

This is an opinion piece. The views expressed in this article are those of just the author.

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