Hillary Rodham Clinton assured workers everywhere on Saturday that they can trust her to fight for and usher in a new era of shared prosperity all across America.

Speaking before thousands of supporters at a New York City rally, the 2016 leading Democratic presidential candidate told the the crowd, "If you do your part, you ought to be able to get ahead, and when everybody does their part, America gets ahead too. That bargain inspired generations of American families, including my own,"

According to The Associated Press, the forum marked the first time the former First Lady and Secretary of State has delivered a major public speech during her second run for the Oval Office. Throughout the speech, she championed herself as "a fierce advocate" for those left behind after the recession.

Clinton cited everyone from President Barack Obama, and former Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Bill Clinton, her husband, as fellow advocates in embracing the philosophy that "real and lasting prosperity must be built by all and shared by all."

Vying to become the first female ever elected president, Clinton joked with the overflow Roosevelt Island outside crowd that she was glad they could meet "in a place with absolutely no ceilings."

On Friday, the Clinton campaign released a video calling attention to her four decades in public service, starting with her work as a young lawyer at the Children's Defense Fund.

After Saturday's event, Clinton planned to travel to several early-voting states, placing an added emphasis on her relationship with her mother and her father's background as a veteran and small businessman.

"You have to get up off the floor and you keep fighting," Clinton says in the video, openly highlighting her failed 1993 attempt to overhaul the nation's health care system during her husband's administration. "Everyday Americans need a champion."

In week's past, Clinton has also spoken out on such key issues as immigration, which is again expected to prove critical to the democratic base. While she refrained from delving into specific policies during her speech, aides insisted her stance on such issues as college affordability, jobs and the economy will be soon put forth.

Clinton was joined at the event by her husband and daughter, Chelsea. It was the first time the family had been seen together in public since Clinton began her campaign in April.

As she introduced the former president, the crowd broke out with an impromptu serenade of "Bill! Bill! Bill!"