Michelle Obama: First Lady of Hope - Softcover

Elizabeth Lightfoot

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1599215217 ISBN 13: 9781599215211

Publisher: The Lyons Press, 2008

Synopsis

From Martha Washington and Abigail Adams to Laura Bush, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Nancy Reagan, first ladies have long fascinated Americans practically as much as their supposedly more influential husbands. From Lady Bird Johnson s highway beautification initiative to Jacqueline Kennedy s White House renovation to Barbara Bush s literacy project and let s not forget Nancy Reagan s Just Say No program first ladies have captivated and enthralled the voting public for 200 years. Michelle Obama has played an influential role in her husband s campaign, and is certain to do the same during his presidency. Michelle Obama: First Lady of Hope examines, for the first time, her astonishing career from her undergraduate years at Princeton, where she majored in African Studies, to her studies at Harvard Law School, where she obtained a Juris Doctor degree. This fascinating book will further address her influence on her husband, her role in his presidential campaign, and her political beliefs. Michelle Obama is sure to be one of the most intriguing and influential First Ladies in history. She first met Barack Obama when she was asked to serve as his mentor at a prestigious Chicago law firm. She and Barack were the only African-Americans. The couple married in 1992. She is her husband s closest advisor. A Chicago native, she has attracted much media attention for her candor and frankness. This trait will serve her well in the White House, where no move or statement goes unnoticed. Princeton and Harvard Law School graduate Michelle Obama will be one of the most influential First Ladies in history. Books on First Ladies sell very well. In 2007 she was named by Essence magazine as one of 25 of the World's Most Inspiring Women. Barack and Michelle Obama will bring the new Camelot to the White House. The behind-the-scenes story of our most fascinating political woman. The story of the woman who guides and helps our chief executive. Inspirational, uplifting and ultimately charming look at our new first lady.

About this title

About the Author

Elizabeth Lightfoot holds an undergraduate degree from Harvard and a master s degree in journalism from Columbia University. She has worked as a newspaper reporter, newspaper columnist, and magazine writer. This is her first book. She lives with her family in Lyme, Connecticut.

From the Back Cover

January 20, 2009. Inauguration Day. Making History. Him--and Her. What would she wear? the media asked. But Americans sought more than fashion: The mind. The mother. The woman. Michelle Obama. This is the first book to tell the astonishing story of a woman whose intellect, verbal flair, and poise are certain to make her one of the most influential First Ladies in history. A woman whose impassioned speech to the Democratic National Convention may have helpedwin her husband the Oval Office. A woman touted as a future presidential candidate herself. Readers are given a revealing and intimate look at Michelle Obama's remarkable life--from her Chicago childhood to her education at Princeton and Harvard, from how she first met Barack Obama at the prestigious law firm where they were the only African Americans, to her role as his closest adviser, and to her own political beliefs. For Michelle, family comes first, and--like so many women who struggle with family and career--she seriously weighed her husband's presidential ambitions before giving her stamp of approval. Apparently she struck a hard bargain: He had to give up smoking. Down-to-earth. Witty. Honest. Outspoken. One-of-a-kind. Michelle Obama

Edition details

• Publisher: The Lyons Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1599215217
• ISBN 13: 9781599215211
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Elizabeth Lightfoot