TIMELINE MICHELLE OBAMA

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama

1964

Was born in chicago Illinois

1964-2015

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

1992

Married Barack Obama

April 2009

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

2010

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

2014

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

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1985

Graduated from Princeton University with a B.A in Sociology

January 2009

February 2009

Appears on the March cover of Vogue magazine.

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2011

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

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2015

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

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by Adriana Ortiz Salazar-Carlos LunaIngles IIIUniversidad de Antioquia

Becomes the first lady of the United States.

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Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama

2017

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."

2017-2021

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

2020

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

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2021

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.

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2018

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.

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2020

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

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