Michelle Obama

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Michelle Obama graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Law School. She married Barack Obama in 1992, and they have two daughters, Malia and Sasha. After working in the law firm where she met her future husband, she worked for the Chicago city government, then as Executive Director at a non-profit for four years, then as Associate Dean of the University of Chicago. She worked as a hospital administrator until taking a leave of absence due to Barack's presidential candidacy. She became First Lady when her husband was inaugurated in January 2009.