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Michelle Robinson grows up in modest circumstances on the South Side of Chicago, in a close, warm-hearted family that places great value on education. Hard-working and ambitious, she studies at the elite universities Princeton and Harvard and becomes a lawyer. At the firm where she works she is assigned to mentor a young summer associate: Barack Obama. The professional acquaintance turns into love, and in 1992 the two marry. When Barack Obama is elected the first Black president of the United States in 2009, Michelle moves into the White House as First Lady: the first African American First Lady in history. She fills the role with causes of her own: she campaigns against childhood obesity, even planting a vegetable garden at the White House, supports military families and advocates for girls' education around the world. Michelle Obama becomes one of the most popular and influential women in America: known for her approachability, her humour and her clear convictions. Her guiding phrase "When they go low, we go high" is quoted far beyond the United States. After her husband's time in office she remains an influential public voice. In 2018 her autobiography 'Becoming' appears, becoming one of the best-selling memoirs of all time and translated into dozens of languages. As a speaker, author and role model, Michelle Obama especially inspires young people: a woman who worked her own way from the South Side to the White House.
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first African American First Lady
Her husband Barack Obama was the first Black president of the United States.
💡 Did you know? From 2009 to 2017 Michelle Obama was the first African-American First Lady of the US.
Barack Obama
Michelle met her future husband Barack Obama when she was his mentor at a law firm.
💡 Did you know? They met at a law firm, where she mentored him as a summer associate.
Becoming
The book became one of the best-selling memoirs of all time.
💡 Did you know? Her memoir „Becoming“ (2018) sold in the millions and became one of the most successful memoirs ever.
lawyer
She studied at the elite universities Princeton and Harvard.
💡 Did you know? Michelle Obama studied at Princeton and Harvard and worked as a lawyer before moving into the political spotlight.
campaign against childhood obesity
As First Lady, Michelle Obama launched the „Let's Move!“ campaign against childhood obesity and planted a vegetable garden at the White House.
💡 Did you know? For this she even planted a vegetable garden at the White House.
girls' education
She also supported military families through her own programmes.
💡 Did you know? Michelle Obama campaigns worldwide for the education of girls who would otherwise have no access to schools.
When they go low, we go high
Her line „When they go low, we go high“ became a political motto.
💡 Did you know? The line was quoted far beyond the United States.
South Side of Chicago
Despite limited means, her family placed great value on education.
💡 Did you know? Michelle grew up in modest circumstances on the South Side of Chicago: the first in her family to attend an elite university.
Foto: Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama (b. 1964) is a lawyer and, as the wife of Barack Obama, was the first African-American First Lady of the US from 2009 to 2017.
💡 Did you know? After her time in the White House, Michelle Obama became, through bestsellers and sold-out speaking tours, one of the most influential women in the world in her own right.
1964
Born: 17 January 1964 in Chicago
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