Michelle Obama is the current First Lady of the United States. She was born in 1964 in Chicago and grew up in a working class family. She met her husband, Barack Obama, while they were both working as lawyers in Chicago. As First Lady, Michelle Obama has championed initiatives to address childhood obesity through organizations like Let's Move, which promotes healthy eating and exercise for children.

1. Michelle Obama
By:Isabella Benson

2. WHO IS MICHELLE OBAMA?
Michelle Obama is the 44th First Lady of the
United States of America. She has started many
organizations to help inform people about
childhood obesity. Michelle Obama is my hero
because she has helped so many family's and
children to prevent childhood obesity.
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3. CHILDHOOD
She was born on January 17, 1964- age 50
She lived in a one bedroom apartment in
Chicago.
She had a brother named Craig
Her Father, Fraser Robinson was a city
pump operator and a Democratic precinct
captain
Her Mother, Marian Robinson was a
Spiegel's secretary who later stayed home as
a stay at home mom
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4. FAMILY
She is married to Barack
Obama
She has 2 daughters, Sasha
is 14, and Melia is 11
http://www.whitehouse.gov/
administration/first-ladymichelle-obama

5. EDUCATION
Attended gifted classed at Bryn Mawr Elementary
school ( later named Bouchet Academy)
She went to Whitney Young High School where she
took advanced classes and was the student council
treasurer
Attended Princeton University Bachelor of Arts
degree
Harvard law school and got her juris Doctor degree
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6. HOW SHE MET BARACK
Michelle Obama worked in the
Chicago branch of the law firm
Sidney Austin in the area of
marketing and intellectual
property.
In 1989 she met Barack Obama
and when Barack became
president, she was named First
Lady of the United States of
America.
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7. HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
She started many amazing
organizations to help teach
people about childhood
obesity
She is the first First Lady to
have a garden after Eleanor
Roosevelt
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8. LET'S MOVE
In 2010 she started an
organization called "Let's
Move!" Let's move teaches
kids and their family's how to
eat right and exercise.
Let's move also makes sure
that schools are serving
healthy school lunches with
fruits and vegetables.
http://www.letsmove.gov

9. FUN FACTS
Michelle Obama had a push up
contest with Ellen Degeneres
She has a dog named Bo
She is the tallest First Lady
after Eleanor Roosevelt
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/michelle-obama/4317226/50-things-youdidnt-know-about-Michelle-Obama.html

10. THANK YOU!

11. BIBLIOGRAPHY
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/michelle-obama/4317226/50-things-you-didnt-know-aboutMichelle-Obama.html
http://www.biography.com/people/michelle-obama-307592
http://www.letsmove.gov
http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/first-lady-michelle-obama