Michelle Obama was born on January 17, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois, as Michelle LaVaughn Robinson. Michelle grew up in Chicago, along with her older brother Craig, and study in a local school. She was such an excellent student that she was able to skip the second grade. In 1975, while enrolled in the sixth grade, she was chosen for a “gifted student” program which permitted her the chance to take advanced biology and French classes at Kennedy-King Community College. Dual Credit in the sixth grade!
Michelle continued her education, studying at Princeton University, graduating with a B.A. in sociology. Then, at Harvard Law School, she earned a J.D. Next, she began work at Sidley & Austin, a Chicago law firm, where Michelle met her future suitor, Barack Obama when she was assigned to be his mentor. Eventually, the two found love in each other. …show more content…
Obama decided her true calling was working with people to serve their communities and their neighbors. She served as assistant commissioner of planning and development in Chicago's City Hall before becoming the founding executive director of the Chicago chapter of Public Allies, a program that prepares youth for public service. Then, in 1996, Mrs. Obama joined the University of Chicago with a vision of bringing campus and community together. She developed the university's first community service program, and under her leadership, volunteering skyrocketed. She continues to hold her law license, but as she no longer needs it for her work, it has been on a voluntary inactive status since