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About Michelle Obama, 41st First Lady of the United States
Michelle Obama is an American attorney and author who served as the First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. She was the first African-American woman to serve in this position. She is married to the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama.
Raised on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, Obama is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School. In her early legal career, she worked at the law firm Sidley Austin where she met Barack Obama. She subsequently worked in nonprofits and as the associate dean of Student Services at the University of Chicago as well as the vice president for Community and External Affairs of the University of Chicago Medical Center. Michelle married Barack in 1992, and together they have two daughters.
Obama campaigned for her husband's presidential bid throughout 2007 and 2008, delivering a keynote address at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. She has subsequently delivered acclaimed speeches at the 2012, 2016, and 2020 conventions.
As first lady, Obama served as a role model for women and worked as an advocate for poverty awareness, education, nutrition, physical activity, and healthy eating. She supported American designers and was considered a fashion icon.
After her husband's presidency, her influence remained high; in 2020, Obama topped Gallup's poll of the most admired woman in America for the third year running. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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- "Michelle Obama." Wikipedia, revision of 20 June 2021. < link > Accessed 23 June 2021.
- "Michelle Obama's Chicago: 10 key locations." The Chicago Tribune, published 26 July 2016. < link > Accessed 9 August 2023.
- Tikkanen, Amy. "Michelle Obama." Encyclopaedia Brittanica, published 5 July 2023. < link > Accessed 9 August 2023.
Ancestry
- Lauderdale, David. "Examining Michelle Obama's Lowcountry roots." The Island Packet, published 4 April 2009. < link > Accessed via the 27 September 2011 archive on 9 August 2023.
- McGinnis, Annika. "Michelle Obama says the 'blood of Africa' runs through her veins." Reuters, published 30 July 2014. < link > Accessed 9 August 2023.
- "Michelle Obama's ancestry traced back to SC plantation." WIS10 News, published 21 July 2009. < link > Accessed 9 August 2023.
- Smolenyak, Megan. "Michelle Obama's Jumper Roots: Proving Your Freedom Over and Over Again." An Injustice! Magazine, published 24 February 2021. < link > Accessed 9 August 2023.
- Swarns, Rachel L. "Meet Your Cousin, the First Lady: A Family Story, Long Hidden." The New York Times, published 16 June 2012. < link > Accessed 9 August 2023.
- Swarns, Rachel L. and Jodi Kantor. "In First Lady's Roots, a Complex Path From Slavery." The New York Times, published 7 October 2009. < link > Accessed 8 August 2023.
- "The Complex 'Tapestry' Of Michelle Obama's Ancestry." NPR, published 1 July 2012. < link > Accessed 9 August 2023.
- "The First Family: A New Glimpse of Michelle Obama's White Ancestors." The New York Times, published 22 June 2012. < link > Accessed 9 August 2023.
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Michelle Obama, 41st First Lady of the United States's Timeline
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January 17, 1964
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Provident Hospital of Cook County, 500 East 51st Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
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| 1998 |
July 4, 1998
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University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
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June 10, 2001
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University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
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