New Delhi, May 18 -- Michelle Obama, born Michelle LaVaughn Robinson in Chicago in 1964, became a lawyer, public servant, author and one of the most influential First Ladies in modern American history. A graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School, she worked in law, city government and community outreach before becoming First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. In the White House, she led initiatives around healthy families, support for military families, higher education and girls' education, and later became a bestselling author through Becoming and The Light We Carry. The Obama White House archive describes her as the first African-American First Lady of the United States and a role model for women.

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