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Michelle Obama is an American lawyer and social activist who made history as the first African American First Lady of the United States. Michelle LaVaughn Robinson was born in Illinois and raised in a working-class family alongside her older brother Craig. From a young age, she showed that she was very hardworking and determined in school. Michelle went to Princeton University and then Harvard Law School to get her law degree, just like her brother. 

She started her professional career at the prestigious law firm Sidley Austin, where she met her future husband, Barack Obama. In 1992, the couple got married. Michelle worked in a number of public service and nonprofit jobs in the late 1990s and early 2000s. At the same time, she helped her husband with his growing political career and raised their two daughters.

Michelle Obama was a key and powerful figure in Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns in 2008 and 2012. She gave several memorable and well-received public speeches. As the First Lady, she was well-respected for her work as an advocate, especially for kids' rights, education, healthy living, and military families. She still works for the public good and for charities through the Obama Foundation with her husband. Michelle Obama is still a symbol of leadership, style, and modern public service for many women in the US and around the world.

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