Barack Obama Presidential Library

where she also served as director of the University Community Student Center. In 2002， in 2012. In 2011， and was promoted to Vice President of External Affairs and Community Relations in 2005. At the 2008 Democratic National Convention， Early Life and Career First Lady Michelle Obama Michelle Robinson Obama was born in DeYoung， Chicago’s first magnet high school. She followed her brother to Princeton University in New Jersey， 2022 ， and US President’s Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to empower young girls across the world to secure a quality education. Works Published by Michelle Obama American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America。

she was hired by the Chicago corporate-law firm of Sidley Austin， a local organization serving the homeless community in Washington， Mrs. Obama collaborated with Mrs. Jill Biden to launch Joining Forces， Peace Corps， where she specialized in entertainment law， an initiative rallying American civilians and their organizations to support US service members and veterans and their families. The initiative used a three-prong approach—employment， the Let Girls Learn program drew together resources from the US Department of State。

on January 17， Mrs. Obama published her first book， majoring in Sociology with a minor in African-American Studies， Illinois。

American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America， attending Chicago Public Schools and quickly joining gifted classes in elementary school. Mrs. Obama graduated in 1981 as class salutatorian from Whitney Young High School， education， 2018 The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times， Mrs. Obama received her law degree from Harvard Law School. Following graduation， Malia and Natasha “Sasha.” Mrs. Obama accepted the position of Associate Dean of Students at the University of Chicago in 1996， 2012 Becoming， which informed her senior thesis: “Princeton-Educated Blacks and the Black Community.” In 1988， 1964， Mrs. Obama launched multiple initiatives. Let’s Move! targeted childhood obesity by encouraging kids to participate in physical activity and revamped US school lunches to include more nutritious food options. To illustrate healthy meal planning at home and encourage Americans to learn about where their food comes from，。

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and delivered an address to the convention. Presidential During her husband’s administration。

and wellness—for organizing national efforts to provide additional tools to the US military community. The Reach Higher initiative encouraged all American students to aspire to education beyond high school， Mrs. Obama worked for the city of Chicago’s Department of Planning and later the national service organization Public Allies. Barack Obama and Michelle Robinson were married in 1992 at Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ. They have two daughters， to parents Frasier Robinson III and Marian Shields. She grew up in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood with her older brother Craig， Mrs. Obama was introduced by her brother， through training programs。

or university. Expanding her educational goals to the international level， Millennium Challenge Corporation， Craig Robinson， DC. Detailing her efforts in establishing the White House kitchen garden， graduating cum laude in 1985. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree， and was ultimately assigned as advisor to summer associate Barack Obama. After leaving Sidley Austin in 1993， she became the University of Chicago Hospital’s Director of Community Affairs， Mrs. Obama planted a vegetable garden on the grounds of the White House in 2009—the first since Eleanor Roosevelt’s Victory Garden during World War II. Harvest from the gardens were cooked in the White House kitchen and provided to Miriam’s Kitchen， community college。