So when the votes rolled in, showing that she was not the winning candidate, disappointment crept in.

Up until election night 2016, the polls suggested that Clinton would win.

But then, it didn’t happen.

Hillary Clinton speaking at podium

Coping with the loss took time.

“It was a very hard transition, and I make no bones about it.

I really struggled, and for the longest time I was just totally drained.

Hillary Clinton wearing blue

I couldn’t feel.

I couldn’t think.

I was just gobsmacked,” Clinton told CBS News Sunday.

Hillary and Chelsea Clinton holding books

Moving on

One of the manyobstacles Hillary Clinton had to overcomewas misogyny.

She also co-authored “The Book of Gutsy Women” with her daughter Chelsea Clinton.

The book highlights the stories of women whom the pair find inspiring.