She#the assertive
She the assertive –
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama, née Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, (born January 17, 1964, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.),
Michelle Robinson, who grew up on Chicago’s South Side, was the daughter of Marian, a homemaker, and Frasier Robinson, a worker in the city’s water-purification plant. She studied sociology and African American studies at Princeton University (B.A., 1985) in New Jersey before attending Harvard Law School (J.D., 1988). Returning to Chicago, she took a job as a junior associate at Sidley & Austin (now Sidley Austin LLP), where she specialized in intellectual property law. In 1989, while at the firm, she met Barack Obama, who had been hired as a summer associate. Seeking a more public-service-oriented career path, in 1991 she became an assistant to Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. The following year she and Barack, then a community organizer, were married.
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, Michelle was involved in various causes, notably supporting military families and ending childhood obesity. In an effort to promote healthy eating, she planted a vegetable garden on the South Lawn of the White House in 2009. She related her experiences with the project in the book American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America (2012). In addition to her work on such issues, Michelle also garnered attention for her fashion sense.
In 2015, Mrs. Obama joined President Obama to launch Let Girls Learn, a U.S. government-wide initiative to help girls around the world go to school and stay in school. As part of this effort, Mrs. Obama is calling on countries across the globe to help educate and empower young women, and she is sharing the stories and struggles of these young women with young people here at home to inspire them to commit to their own education.
She is a constant reminder of the importance of education for a woman. Producing a positive image surrounding education and helping shatter the negative thoughts these young women may share because of a lack of education. She is helping the African-American community realize the greatness, and the importance of education. She has always been unapologetically black, never afraid to speak her mind about what it means to be black in today ‘s America. Michelle is not just the wife of President Obama she has started movements to get America healthy again. She became a huge advocate for military families and encouraged healthy eating to solve the epidemic of childhood obesity. Opening the eyes of diabetes, supporting military families. Urging and putting emphasis the younger generation to be responsible and problem solvers in today society to ensure America is great not only for African-Americans but for all Americans as a whole
