02 - Illinois, Michelle Obama
It is my pleasure to start the states with Illinois and Michelle Obama!
In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America—the first African American to serve in that role—she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world, dramatically changing the ways that families pursue healthier and more active lives, and standing with her husband as he led America through some of its most harrowing moments. Along the way, she showed us a few dance moves, crushed Carpool Karaoke, and raised two down-to-earth daughters under an unforgiving media glare.
In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her—from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world’s most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it—in her own words and on her own terms. Warm, wise, and revelatory, Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations—and whose story inspires us to do the same. Synopsis from “Becoming Michelle”, 2018.
Why this woman? Reading “Becoming Michelle” amazed me that a woman in her position could open herself up to be so personable. She entered my life as a friend and confidant. I feel meeting her on the street, she would be open to the personal deep conversations I would be ready for. Her heartaches were realistic. She did not shy from sharing herself to hide behind the security of her role.
As the memoir came to a conclusion, the memories of the transition in 2017 that I held came rushing back. I did cry reading the finale. At the transition in 2017, people around me ranted about how ugly they thought she was during her FLOTUS, and I could never comprehend. She fought for health. And kids. What more is important than that? When she was required to be fancy, she wore local, small designers. She promotes life and culture. She promotes people.
She is a first lady on par with the best of them. She is an emblem of my America. I’m so thankful she fits my criteria, and SO happy she is the first to be tribute.
In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America—the first African American to serve in that role—she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world, dramatically changing the ways that families pursue healthier and more active lives, and standing with her husband as he led America through some of its most harrowing moments. Along the way, she showed us a few dance moves, crushed Carpool Karaoke, and raised two down-to-earth daughters under an unforgiving media glare.
In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her—from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world’s most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it—in her own words and on her own terms. Warm, wise, and revelatory, Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations—and whose story inspires us to do the same. Synopsis from “Becoming Michelle”, 2018.
Why this woman? Reading “Becoming Michelle” amazed me that a woman in her position could open herself up to be so personable. She entered my life as a friend and confidant. I feel meeting her on the street, she would be open to the personal deep conversations I would be ready for. Her heartaches were realistic. She did not shy from sharing herself to hide behind the security of her role.
As the memoir came to a conclusion, the memories of the transition in 2017 that I held came rushing back. I did cry reading the finale. At the transition in 2017, people around me ranted about how ugly they thought she was during her FLOTUS, and I could never comprehend. She fought for health. And kids. What more is important than that? When she was required to be fancy, she wore local, small designers. She promotes life and culture. She promotes people.
She is a first lady on par with the best of them. She is an emblem of my America. I’m so thankful she fits my criteria, and SO happy she is the first to be tribute.
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