Hillary Clinton's road to becoming hopefully to the White House has been punctuated by a series of firsts for women

Hillary Clinton's road to becoming the first woman president of the United States has been punctuated by a series of firsts for women.

Hillary Clinton has called Donald Trump to concede defeat in the US election, CNN reports. (AAP) Source: EPA

As her husband's political fortunes grew to the presidency, Ms Clinton was always determined not to extinguish her own career.