--- description: The Democratic presidential candidate sat with the 'Girls' star title: Hillary Clinton Says She's 'Absolutely' a Feminist in Lena Dunham Interview image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Hillary Clinton Says She's 'Absolutely' a Feminist in Interview With Lena Dunham by [ashley Ross](/author/ashley-ross/) ## ashley Ross Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 24, 2015 1:26 PM CUT by [ashley Ross](/author/ashley-ross/) ## ashley Ross Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 24, 2015 1:26 PM CUT Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton told _Girls_ creator Lena Dunham that she is “absolutely” a feminist in a new interview. The conversation between Clinton and Dunham will be featured on Dunham’s newsletter and site [LennyLetter.com](http://lennyletter.com/ "undefined"), which is launching Sept. 29. In early teaser clips of the interview, the pair discuss feminism, with Dunham asking if Clinton considers herself a feminist and the former Secretary of State and presidential candidate responding, “Yes, absolutely.” Clinton added that she’s often “puzzled” by women, particularly young women, who don’t call themselves feminists, noting that the label “doesn’t mean you hate men.” Lenny Letter is Dunham’s project with _Girls_ showrunner Jenny Konner. Preview content so far has included a short story from Dunham, a piece focusing on [Sandra Bland ](http://time.com/4000049/lena-dunham-lenny-newsletter-sandra-bland/ "undefined")and a plea for stories about abortions before _Roe v. Wade._ Dunham’s interview of Clinton will discuss the future First Lady’s life in college, “and the ambivalence she felt in her early 20s about her own life and career path,” a Lenny Letter spokesperson [told Politico](http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/hillary-clinton-lena-dunham-interview-213990 "undefined"). The interview will also reportedly include comedy sketches, plus a cameo from Amy Schumer. Watch a clip of the interview below: ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4047960/hillary-clinton-lena-dunham-feminist/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4047960/hillary-clinton-lena-dunham-feminist/"},"headline":"Hillary Clinton Says She's 'Absolutely' a Feminist in Interview With Lena Dunham","datePublished":"2015-09-24T13:26:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T11:13:45.574Z","description":"For Dunham's newsletter","url":"https://time.com/4047960/hillary-clinton-lena-dunham-feminist/","keywords":["2016 Election topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"ashley Ross","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-ross/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4047960/hillary-clinton-lena-dunham-feminist/","name":"Hillary Clinton Says She's 'Absolutely' a Feminist in Interview With Lena Dunham"}}]}] ```