Michelle Obama - Lawyer, advocate and writer, First lady of United States

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Michelle Obama - Lawyer, advocate and writer, First lady of United States
Michelle Obama

Name: Michelle Obama - Lawyer, advocate and writer, First lady of United States

 Full name: Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama

Born: January 17, 1964, Chicago, Illinois, US

Awards:  Glamour special Recognition Award 2009, Shorty Special Award for GIFStar-2013

Michelle is an American lawyer and writer who served as the First lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. She is married to Back Obama the 44th Us President and was the first African American First lady. She first started off with her legal career at the Sidley Austin law firm and subsequently worked as the Associate Dean of students Services at University of Chicago and the Vice President for Community And External Affairs of the University of Chicago Medical Center.

"No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of its citizens."

~ Michelle Obama

 

Timeline

  • 1988-1991- Associate attorney at Sidley & Austin in Chicago.
  • 1991-1992 -Assistant to Chicago Mayor Richard Daley.
  • 1992-1993 -Assistant Commissioner of Planning and Development.
  • 1993-1996 - Founding executive director of Public Allies Chicago.
  • 1996-2002 - Associate Dean of Student Services for the University of Chicago and director of the University Community Service Center.
  • 2002-2005 -Executive Director for Community Affairs for University of Chicago Hospitals.
  • 2005-January 2009 - Executive Vice President of Community and External Affairs for UC Hospitals.
  • January 20, 2009 - Becomes the First Lady of the United States.
  • April 2009 - Michelle Obama: In Her Own Words" is published.
  • February 2009 - Appears on the March cover of Vogue magazine.
  • February 9, 2010 - Launches the national campaign, “Let’s Move” to reduce childhood obesity.
  • April 2011 - Launches the national veterans' campaign “Joining Forces” with Dr. Jill Biden.
  • May 2014 -Launches the national campaign,”Reach Higher” a higher education initiative.
  • March 2015 -Launches the national campaign “Let Girls Learn” a global focus on girls' education.
  • November 11, 2016 -Is on the cover of December's edition of Vogue. This is the third time she has appeared on the cover.
  • January 13, 2017 - Gives her final White House remarks thanking her supporters and saying, "being your first lady has been the greatest honor of my life and I hope I've made you proud."
  • September 27, 2017 –   Remarks that “any woman who voted against Hillary Clinton voted against their own voice” during an appearance at the Inbound 2017 conference in Boston.