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Michelle Obama
is an American lawyer and writer who was
First Lady of the United States
from 2009 to 2017. Raised on the
South Side
of Chicago, Illinois, Obama spent her early legal career working at the law firm
Sidley Austin
, where she met her husband
Barack Obama
, before taking positions at the
University of Chicago
and
University of Chicago Medical Center
. Obama campaigned for her
husband's presidential bid
throughout 2007 and 2008, delivering a keynote address at the
2008 Democratic National Convention
. When Barack Obama was elected the
44th
President of the United States, Michelle Obama became the
first African-American
First Lady. In this position, she advocated for poverty awareness, nutrition, physical activity and healthy eating.
Photograph: Chuck Kennedy
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