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Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (born January 17, 1964) is an American attorney and author who served as the first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. She was the first African-American woman to hold this position. She is married to former President Barack Obama.

Obama grew up on Chicago's South Side and attended Princeton University and Harvard Law School. In her early legal career, she worked at the law firm Sidley Austin, where she met Barack Obama. She later worked in non-profits and as the Associate Dean of Student Services at the University of Chicago, as well as the Vice President for Community and External Affairs at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Michelle married Barack in 1992, and they have two daughters together.

Throughout 2007 and 2008, Obama campaigned for her husband's presidential bid, delivering the keynote address at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. She has since delivered acclaimed speeches at

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