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As the first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama actively worked to improve the lives of many Americans — from students to military families. She launched the Let’s Move initiative to tackle childhood obesity, worked with the U.S. Tennis Association to build or repair over 10,000 tennis courts for children and started Let Girls Learn, which empowered girls and encouraged them to stay in school. However, the most powerful woman in America was already an experienced lawyer who had worked to help people before her husband became president. She has used her experience to provide speeches and as material for her second book,
Becoming
, which became the best-selling book of 2018. The book also earned Michelle the 2019 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography.
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While many people know Michelle Obama only as the wife of the 44th president of the United States,
Barack Obama
, she's a well-educated woman who had a successful career of her own before becoming first lady. Michelle attended both Harvard and Princeton before moving on to practice marketing and intellectual property law. Michelle moved away from law in 1993 to work for the University of Chicago Hospitals where she was first executive director for community affairs and then vice president for community and external affairs. Michelle continued her work as her husband, then a senator, started his presidential campaign. After her husband was inducted to office, Michelle worked for the public good as first lady. She continued working for causes such as equal rights after her husband served his two terms. In 2018, Michelle released her book
Becoming
.
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The former first lady has completed nearly two dozen stops on the international tour promoting her book
Becoming
already in 2019. She will continue the
Becoming: A Conversation with Michelle Obama
tour into November. Aside from promoting her book, Michelle Obama occasionally speaks at conferences.
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The three cities Michelle will visit for her upcoming tour stops are
Kanata
and
Hamilton
, both in Ontario, Canada, and at the
Prudential Center
in Newark, N.J.
''Because of her fame, Michelle Obama's book tour is not like most, which often take place at libraries or book stores. Although the title of her tour alludes to a more private conversation, the former first lady performs for thousands of audience members in large arenas. You should prepare for security checks to keep these events safe.'
'In her appearances, Michelle Obama discusses the experiences that set her apart from others. She discusses her young life with an ill father on Chicago's South Side, meeting and dating the man who would become president of the country, struggling with racism, what it was like to be the first African American first lady and how she raised her two daughters during the family's eight years in the White House. Her book and these events enable the former first lady to be warmer and more personable than she was able to be in public when her husband was still in office. Michelle also discusses politics, the importance of voting, how it's important to have a moral compass and why it's better to lead with hope rather than by fear.'
'While Michelle's appearances are often solo events, they can also be larger events with multiple speakers. For example, she was part of the ESSENCE Festival Lineup earlier this year.'