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This YA biography of the former First Lady considers her journey from Chicago to the White House in the larger context of African American history.
Michelle Obama grew up on Chicago's South Side, and while the world outside her door was chaotic and ever-changing, her family provided a stable environment in which she could grow and flourish. This biography of the former First Lady shows how a girl from a working class...
Michelle Obama grew up on Chicago's South Side, and while the world outside her door was chaotic and ever-changing, her family provided a stable environment in which she could grow and flourish. This biography of the former First Lady shows how a girl from a working class...
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As the first African American first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama has had a big role to fill. Readers will follow Obamas journey from her childhood in Chicago to her work as a lawyer and her achievements in the White House. They will also learn how she helped with her husbands political career and helped him win presidential elections in 2008 and 2012.
10) Michelle Obama
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"What makes Michelle Obama extraordinary? Read this book to find out. We explore her childhood in Chicago and her education leading to Harvard Law School. We look at her career as a lawyer, and when she met her future husband, Barack Obama. This would lead to her becoming the First Lady of the United States, the wife of the President. Read about others' perspectives on her life, and how she has broken boundaries compared to other women in the past,...
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"When Hannah G. Solomon looked around Chicago, the city where she was born, she saw unfairness all around her. When she grew up, she founded the National Council of Jewish Women--the first organization to unite Jewish women around the country--and fought to make life better for others"--
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"Madam C.J. Walker is commonly thought to be the first black woman millionaire. That honor actually belongs to Annie Turnbo Malone. Annie turned her personally developed hair products into a thriving business, including a school that taught her patented Poro method of self-care. Madam C.J. Walker was one of her most successful students."--
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