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Born on January 17,
1964
Michelle Robinson was raised in a one-bedroom apartment on Chicago's South Shore.
Michelle Robinson
majored in sociology at
Princeton University graduating with cum
laude honors in
1985.
From there she attended Harvard where she earned her law degree in 1988, one
year ahead of her husband-to-be, Barack, whom she hadn't met yet but attended the
same law school.
After graduating from Harvard, Michelle accepted a position at a downtown Chicago law firm. In 1989 she was asked to mentor a summer associate from Harvard name
Barack Obama.
Their first daughter name
Malia Ann Obama was born in 1999 with Natasha (often called
"sasha") following two years later in
2001.
“When asked about what made her fall in love with him she replied "for the same
reason many other people respect him; his connection with people.”
She told Ebony magazine in
March 2006, "I never worry about
things I can't affect, and with
fidelity . . . that is between Barack and me, and if somebody can
come between us, we didn't have much to begin
with."
MICHELLE'S ROBINSON OBAMA'S CAREER
• Former associate dean at the University of Chicago;
• a member of six boards of directors including the prestigious Chicago Council on Global Affairs
• the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools and Tree House Foods;
• Vice President, Community and External Affairs at the University of Chicago Hospitals.
Michelle's professional relationships were helpful when
her husband in 2004, then a state senator, ran for the United States.
In this 2004 race, Obama had the support of influential black
business leaders, some of whom had closer ties to his wife than
they did to him
“You can't make decisions based on fear and the
possibility of what might happen. We just weren't
raised that way.”
“All of us driven by a simple belief that the world as it is just won't do - that we have an obligation to fight for the
world as it should be.”
“I mean, people are serious about moving this country in a
different direction. And that makes me feel good to know
that, you know, I'm not alone in my frustration.”
“Before we can work on the
problems, we have to fix our
souls. Our souls are broken in this nation.”
“No matter what the outcome is, we have to keep our eyes on the
bigger picture. We need some kind of change. We can't cut off our noses to spite our
faces.”
“I stand here today at the crosscurrents of that history - knowing that my piece of the American dream is a blessing hard won by those who came
before me.”
“Barack is one of the smartest
people you will ever encounter
who will deign to enter this messy
thing called politics.”