Janet Reno: First Female U.S. Attorney General Dies at 78

Janet Reno was an American lawyer and public official. Born on July 21, 1938, in Miami, she was the first woman to serve as Attorney General of the United States.

She served under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001, the second-longest serving attorney general in history. She oversaw the handling of the Waco siege and the Elian Gonzalez case. Before that, she was state attorney for Dade County.

She had Parkinson's disease from 1995. Reno died in Miami on November 7, 2016, at age 78.

Achievements: Attorney General of the United States (1993-2001).

Birth: July 21, 1938 - Miami, Florida.

Profession: Lawyer and public official.

Interesting Facts: She was a Harvard Law graduate.