Who is Michelle Obama?
Yeah, yeah, she’s the lady behind the man whom the whole world adores. But aside from being the wife of US Pres. Barack Obama and great mom to Malia and Sasha, how much do we know about the First Lady Michelle?
Here’s a quick look of her from what I gathered from my readings, compiled in a nutshell to save you time researching.
1. Full Name: Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama
2. Profession: Lawyer
3. Birth date: January 17, 1964
4. Hometown: South Side of Chicago
5. Schools attended: Whitney M. Young High School, Princeton University, Harvard Law School
6. Where she met Barack: Sidley Austin Law Firm, one of the oldest and biggest law firms in the world
7. Married Barack Obama in October 1992
8. Past Careers:
- Marketing & intellectual property associate at Sidley Austin Law Firm, Chicago Office, where she also acted as advisor to then summer associate Barack Obama in 1989.
- Assistant to the Mayor of Chicago
- Assistant Commissioner of Planning and Development, City of Chicago
- Executive Director for the Chicago office of Public Allies, a non-profit organization
- Associate Dean of Student Services, University of Chicago
- Executive Director for community affairs, then to Vice President for Community and External Affairs, University of Chicago hospitals
- Salaried Board Member, TreeHouse Foods Inc. (a major Walmart supplier); Chicago Council of Global Affairs
9. Income: Based on the Obama couple’s 2006 income tax, Michelle was earning about 75% more than her husband when Barack was an Illinois senator.
10. On the campaign trail of her husband’s bid for presidency: Michelle wrote her own speeches with eloquence and intelligence and spoke without notes.
11. Featured as one of the world’s best dressed people in Vanity Fair and People in 2008
12. Landed in the list of The Harvard 100 as 58th most influencial Harvard alumni
Despite being a busy career woman, Michelle has always emphasized that family is her priority.
In one of US Pres. Barack Obama’s famous speeches last year, he said “And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years … the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nation’s next first lady … Michelle Obama.”
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