First African American first lady
Michelle Obama is married to the 44th U.S. president, Barack Obama, and was the first African American first lady from 2009 to 2017.
As first lady, she served as a role model for women, and worked as an advocate for poverty awareness, education, nutrition, physical activity and healthy eating.
She graduated cum laude from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1985 and earned her Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Harvard Law School in 1988.
