Michelle Obama
Summary
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (born January 17, 1964) is the wife of the President of the United States, Barack Obama, and is the First Lady of the United States. Michelle Robinson was born in and grew up on the South Side of Chicago. She received her bachelor's degree from Princeton University and her Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Harvard Law School. After completing her formal education, she returned to Chicago and accepted a position with the law firm Sidley Austin, where she met her future husband. Subsequently, she worked as part of the staff of Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley, and for the University of Chicago Medical Center.
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Numbers Don’t Lie: NBC Should Replace Jay Leno With Jimmy Fallon Now
"I'm totally taking your job. You know that, right?" (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife).
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First Lady’s Dance Moves Catch Fire on the Web
Mrs. Obama may have been criticized for handing out the Best Picture award at the Oscars, but her appearance on NBC’s “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” has been immensely popular.
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Media Decoder Blog: Michelle Obama’s ‘Mom Dancing’ on Jimmy Fallon Is a YouTube Hit
Mrs. Obama may have been criticized for handing out the Best Picture award at the Oscars, but her appearance on NBC’s “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” has been immensely popular.
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From women's page to style section
When the Washington Post decided, in January of 2013, to run a story about feminists' disputes over Michelle Obama's time as first lady, it ran in that magazine's Style section. In The New York Times in March 2012, Sarah Hepola's profile of Gloria Steinem--complete with discussion of where the next feminist icon like her might be--ran in.
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First Lady Torpedoes Boys Club With Epic Eye Roll
First Lady Michelle Obama kept up with her husband stride for stride on Monday, smiling brightly as they proceeded through a second inauguration ceremony chock full of pageantry. But that doesn't mean that she was entertained by all of the day's events.
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The White House arrvies on Pinterest
The 2012 Presidential election campaign is over, but Barack Obama’s team is continuing to expand what it does on social media and The White House has this week joined Pinterest. Of all the social networks Pinterest didn’t play much of a role in the campaign itself. It was relegated somewhat and became, however briefly, the realm of the candidates’ wives.
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Photojournalist explains when, why she snapped the most retweeted photo of Obamas
Slate Slate’s Julia Turner spoke with photojournalist Scout Tufankjian about the photo of Barack and Michelle Obama that has become the most retweeted ever. The photo was taken August 15 in Dubuque, Iowa, in the middle of… Read more.
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Obama wins the “killer app” email battle against Romney [infographics]
This year’s US presidential election looks to be one of the most closely-run contests in years, with the candidates tied in various polls across the States. Both the Obama and Romney campaigns have been using every channel available to them to appeal to voters, and email is no exception.
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The Ad Wars: Obama’s Special Message in Spanish
Barack Obama gazes directly into the camera and speaks in his warmest baritone. “In the young people known as the DREAMers,” he begins, referring to the young undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children who have led a movement seeking a path to citizenship, “I see the same qualities that Michelle and I try to instill in our.
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Michelle Obama and Ann Romney Campaign in the Magazines
Coverage of Michelle Obama and Ann Romney — and sometimes their husbands — in women’s and celebrity magazines is eagerly sought and closely watched.
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