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 Michelle Obama Facts

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama, born on January 17, 1964,

is an American lawyer, university administrator, and writer, who
was First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. She is
married to the 44th President of the United States, Barack
Obama, and was the first African-American First Lady. As first
lady, Obama served as a role model of women, and worked as an
advocate for public services.
FAMILY LIFE AND EDUCATION
● Michelle LaVaughn Robinson was born on January 17, 1964, in
Chicago, Illinois, to Fraser Robinson III and Marian Shields
Robinson.
● Her father suffered from multiple sclerosis, which had a profound
emotional effect on her as she was growing up. He died from
complications from his illness in March 1991.
● Michelle recalled being fearful of how others would perceive her,
but disregarded any negativity around her and used it "to fuel me,
to keep me going".
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 Michelle Obama Facts
● Michelle was on the honor roll for
four years, took advanced
placement classes, and was a
member of the National Honor
Society.
● She entered Princeton University in
1981. She majored in sociology
and minored in African-American
Michelle Obama’s early life studies, graduating cum laude with
a Bachelor of Arts in 1985.
● Robinson pursued professional study, earning her Juris Doctor
(J.D.) degree from Harvard Law School in 1988. By the time she
applied for Harvard Law, biographer Bond wrote, her confidence
had increased. She later said that her education gave her
opportunities beyond what she had ever imagined.
● Robinson met Barack Obama when they were among the few
African Americans at their law firm, Sidley Austin LLP. She was
assigned to mentor him while he was a summer associate. Their
relationship started with a business lunch and then a community
organization meeting where he first impressed her.
● They married on October 3,
1992. After suffering a
miscarriage, Michelle underwent
in-vitro fertilisation to conceive
their daughters Malia Ann and
Natasha.
● The Obama family lived on
Chicago's South Side, where
Barack taught at the University Official portrait of the Obama family
of Chicago Law School.

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 Michelle Obama Facts
CAREER

● Following law school, Michelle became

an associate at the Chicago office of
the law firm Sidley & Austin, where she
met her future husband Barack.
● In 1991, she held public sector
positions in the Chicago city
government as an Assistant to the
Michelle Obama gives career Mayor and as Assistant Commissioner
advice for people in jobs they hate
of Planning and Development.
● In 1996, Obama served as the Associate Dean of Student
Services at the University of Chicago, where she developed the
University's Community Service Center.
● In 2002, she began working for the University of Chicago
Hospitals, first as executive director for community affairs and,
beginning May 2005, as Vice President for Community and
External Affairs.
● FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES
● During her first months as First
Lady, Obama visited homeless
shelters and soup kitchens. She
also sent representatives to
schools and advocated public
service.
● Obama advocated for her
husband's policy priorities by Obama is greeted by Queen
promoting bills that supported Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace,
United Kingdom
them.
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● In 2009 Obama was named
Barbara Walters' Most Fascinating
Person of the year.
● In her memoir, Becoming, Obama
describes her four primary
initiatives as First Lady: Let's
Move!, Reach Higher, Let Girls
Becoming by Michelle Obama Learn, and Joining Forces.
● Over the course of the Obama presidency, Michelle Obama was
subject to speculation over whether she would run for the
presidency herself. On March 16, 2016, while speaking in
Austin, Texas, Obama denied that she would ever run for office,
citing a desire to "impact as many people as possible in an
unbiased way".
NOTABLE SPEECHES
● Throughout her career, Michelle has given a number of powerful
speeches. In September 2012, Michelle delivered a noteworthy
speech at the Democratic National Convention. "Every day, the
people I meet inspire me, every day they make me proud, every
day they remind me how blessed we are to live in the greatest
nation on earth," she said. "Serving as your first lady is an honor
and a privilege."
● On January 13, 2017, Michelle made her final speech as First
Lady at the White House, saying "being your First Lady has
been the greatest honor of my life and I hope I've made you
proud".
● "When you have a voice, you can't just use it any kind of way,
you know?", Obama said about the problems with impulsively
firing off thoughts on social media.
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Name: ________________________________

True or False?
Color the oval that contains the word “TRUE” if the
statement is correct and the oval containing the word
“FALSE” if the statement is incorrect.

Michelle Obama is
TRUE
married to the 41st
President of the United
States, Barack Obama.
FALSE

Michelle Obama served TRUE

as a role model for
women, and worked as
an advocate for public FALSE
services.

In 2009, Michelle Obama TRUE

was named Barbara
Walters' Most
Fascinating Person of FALSE
the year.

On March 16, 2016,

TRUE
Michelle Obama
confirmed that she would
run for presidency.
FALSE

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 True or False?
ANSWER KEY

Michelle Obama is
TRUE
married to the 41st
President of the United
States, Barack Obama.
FALSE

Michelle Obama served TRUE

as a role model for
women, and worked as
an advocate for public FALSE
services.

In 2009, Michelle Obama TRUE

was named Barbara
Walters' Most
Fascinating Person of FALSE
the year.

On March 16, 2016,

TRUE
Michelle Obama
confirmed that she would
run for presidency.
FALSE

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