Feminists

and started using the last name Clinton, it did make me lose a little respect for her.

Very rarely are women in this country referred to completely by there husband's name, such as in Mrs Tom Jones. More often it's Tom and Linda Jones.

I honestly don't get changing your last name to your husband's. I didn't. When a niece was getting married a few years ago she changed her name, telling me that it was much easier that way. No. First off, you apparently have to go through all sorts of hoops to get various things like driver's licenses changed. And of course if you divorce you might want to change you name back. Then you remarry and change your name again. I'm highly amused at women I know who've been married three or four times and dutifully change their name every time.

In twenty-five years of marriage once and only once was there a small glitch because of having a different last name. It went like this: we'd eaten out at a restaurant, and the next day my husband realized he'd left his credit card there. He called them, they had it, said if it was okay with them his wife would retrieve it. He then called me and I went to the restaurant and they understandably wanted to see some identification. Mine of course was all in my name, nothing of his surname anywhere. I thought for a bit, and then pulled out my check book. We had a joint account, both full names and our address, which matched the one on my license. They happily let me have the card.