The week after Hillary Rodham Clinton lost the 2016 presidential election, she said there were times when all she wanted to do was curl up with a good book or her dogs and never leave the house again.
And, some of that she did. She read books. She did yoga. She spent time in nature. In fact, the first time she was spotted in public after her concession speech, Clinton was hiking in the woods near her Chappaqua home with her husband, former President Bill Clinton. They were lost in thought when they met a young woman, Margot Gerster, hiking with her baby and dog. Gerster, who was heartbroken that Sec. Clinton lost, gave her a hug. Later that day, she posted a photo on social media, which quickly went viral.
A week later, Clinton honored a commitment she made before the…
