TIMELINE MICHELLE OBAMA

Becomes the first lady of the United States.

by Adriana Ortiz Salazar-Carlos Luna Ingles III Universidad de Antioquia

Launches the national campaign, "Let Girls Learn," a global focus on girls' education.

2015

Launches the national veterans' campaign, "Joining Forces," with Jill Biden.

2011

Appears on the March cover of Vogue magazine.

February 2009

January 2009

Graduated from Princeton University with a B.A in Sociology

1985

Launches the national campaign, "Reach Higher," a higher education initiative.

2014

Launches the national campaign, "Let's Move!," to reduce childhood obesity.

2010

"Michelle Obama: In Her Own Words" is published.

April 2009

Married Barack Obama

1992

Lawyer, writer, podcaster. She is the first African-American First Lady of the United States.

1964-2015

Was born in chicago Illinois

1964

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama

Announces that she is launching "The Michelle Obama Podcast" on Spotify.

2020

Is voted the woman most admired by Americans this year, knocking Hillary Clinton from the top spot for the first time in 17 years, according to Gallup's annual survey.

2018

Obama speaks candidly, in an interview with People magazine about her struggles with low-grade depression during the Covid-19 pandemic and the challenges of 2020.

2021

Wins a Grammy for best spoken word album for the audio version of "Becoming."

2020

Lawyer, writer, podcaster. She is the first African-American First Lady of the United States.

2017-2021

Gives her final White House remarks thanking her supporters and saying, "being your first lady has been the greatest honor of my life and I hope I've made you proud."

2017

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama