This title examines the remarkable life of first lady michelle obama readers will learn about her family background childhood education and marriage to barack obama as well as her community based work and her role as first lady color photos detailed maps and informative sidebars accompany easy to read compelling text. First lady michelle lavaughn robinson obama is a lawyer writer and the wife of the 44th and current president barack obama she is the first african american first lady of the united states through her four main initiatives she has become a role model for women and an advocate for healthy families service members and their families higher education and international adolescent girls education . First lady michelle obama has achieved an incredible amount already in her life and obviously this amazing woman has achieved a lot more in her life than simply marrying the president of the united states she is an amazing role model for women as she and she alone worked hard to be the woman that she is today. Browse more videos playing next 046. Michelle obama speaks south side girl on to princeton studying the law baracks mentor public service malia and sashas mom the senators wife first lady series title essential lives responsibility by valerie bodden