Mishal obama biography

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama^[1] (born January 17, 1964) is an American lawyer and author. She was the first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017 as the wife of Barack Obama, the 44th U.S.

president. She was also the first African-American first lady in U.S. history. As first lady, Obama was seen as a role model for women. She worked as an advocate for poverty awareness, education, nutrition, physical activity, and healthy eating.

She supported American designers and was considered a fashion icon.^[2]

Biography

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Early life and education

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Michelle LaVaughn Robinson was born on January 17, 1964, at Provident Hospital of Cook County in Chicago, Illinois,^[3] to Fraser Robinson III,^[4] a city water plant employee and Marian Shields Robinson.^[5] Her mother was a full-time homemaker until Robinson entered high school.^[6]

By sixth grade, Robinson att