内容简介
MichelleObamagrewuponChicago'sSouthSide,andwhiletheworldoutsideherdoorwaschaoticandever-changing,herfamilyprovidedastableenvironmentinwhichshecouldgrowandflourish.ThislookatMichelleObama'slifeandtheturningpointsthatshapedhershowshowagirlfromaworkingclassbackgroundcouldrisetobecomeoneofthemostinfluentialwomenofherday.Butthisismorethanastraightchronologicalretelling.ThisbooklooksatMichelleObama'slifestorywithinthecontextofthelargermovementsinAfricanAmericanhistory:slavery,freedom,theReconstructionera,theCivilRightsmovement,andfinally,herownera.HistoryiswhathasshapedMichelleandchallengedher.Andultimately,notonlyhassheovercomeanyobstaclesputbeforeher,shehascarvedoutherownplaceinhistoryaswell.