Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama well be the first lady of the united states once Barack Obama takes office in 2009. Which will make her the first African American first lady in the united states



Michelle first meet Barack Obama when they both where working at the Sidley Austin law firm. They where the only two Black people working at that law firm and Michelle was assigned to be Barack's mentor when he was working there for the summer.



going by the story told by Barack Obama he had to ask her out over and over again before she agreed to their first date.

not only is Michelle Obama a lawyer, the mother of two cute little girls and 1st lady, she also serves on the board the Associate Dean of Student Services at the University of Chicago and on the board of directors for the University of Chicago's Hospitals.

it may seem that Michelle Obama has came a long way from beginings on the south side of Chicogo, but if you look at her life story it's not that much of a shock.



born Michelle LaVaughn Robinson on January 17, 1964, her parents where what we today call blue collar but they drum the importance of education into her and her older brother Craig Robinson (who is the head men's basketball coach at Oregon State University)



in 1985 Michelle Robinson graduated cum laude from Princton University. Her major was sociology and minor in African American studies. She then went to study law at Harvard Law School.