Michelle Obama
First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017
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| March 2025 | Michelle Obama launched a new podcast called IMO, co-hosted with her brother Craig Robinson, continuing her work in digital media. |
| August 20 2024 | Obama delivered a speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, which The New York Times described as 'electrifying'. She introduced her husband Barack Obama as the final speaker of the night. |
| July 2 2024 | A Reuters/Ipsos poll revealed Michelle Obama was the only Democrat who could defeat Trump, with 50% of votes in her favor and a 55% favorable view among registered voters. |
| March 2024 | Michelle Obama announced she would not be running for president in the 2024 United States presidential election, despite media speculation about potential candidacy. |
| 2023 | She launched Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast, which was based on her 2022 book 'The Light We Carry' and included conversations from her live book tour. |
| 2023 | Michelle Obama wins Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording for 'The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times' |
| 2023 | Received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special for the Netflix documentary 'The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey' at the 75th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. |
| 2023 | Michelle Obama produced the biographical drama film Rustin. |
| November 2023 | Michelle Obama was named to the BBC's prestigious 100 Women list, recognizing her influential global impact and contributions. |
| April 28 2023 | Obama joined Bruce Springsteen on stage in Barcelona with actress Kate Capshaw, providing backing vocals and tambourine for his song 'Glory Days'. |
| 2022 | Michelle Obama guest-starred on the TV show Black-ish, receiving a Black Reel Awards for Television nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress, Comedy Series. |
| November 2022 | Published her book 'The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times'. |
| July 21 2022 | Announced her upcoming book 'The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times', which was to be published by Penguin Random House in November 2022. |
| 2021 | Received two Children's and Family Emmy Awards: one for Outstanding Short Form Program (We the People) and another for Outstanding Preschool Animated Series (Ada Twist, Scientist). |
| 2021 | Obama was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. |
| 2021 | Announced she is 'moving toward retirement', while continuing to be active in political campaigns but reducing her workload to spend more time with her husband. |
| September 11 2021 | Attended a 9/11 memorial to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the attacks. |
| March 16 2021 | Netflix released Waffles + Mochi, the children's cooking show she executive produced. |
| February 2021 | Announced as an executive producer and presenter for the children's cooking show Waffles + Mochi. |
| January 20 2021 | Obama and her husband attended Joe Biden's presidential inauguration. She wore a matching plum coat, sweater, pants, and belt designed by Sergio Hudson. |
| January 2 2021 | Obama encouraged Georgia residents to vote in the state's U.S. Senate runoff election and contact VoteRiders to ensure they have the necessary voter ID. |
| 2020 | Michelle Obama produced the documentary film Crip Camp. |
| 2020 | Michelle Obama won the Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording for her memoir. |
| 2020 | Ranked 3rd-best out of 40 first ladies in the Siena College Research Institute survey, conducted after leaving the White House, further cementing her legacy and reputation. |
| 2020 | Topped the Gallup poll as the 'most admired woman' in the U.S. for the third consecutive year. Also retroactively named Time magazine's Woman of the Year for 2008. |
| July 2020 | Michelle Obama premiered her podcast titled The Michelle Obama Podcast. |
| May 6 2020 | Netflix released a documentary titled 'Becoming', which chronicles Obama's book tour for her memoir. |
| 2019 | Michelle Obama wins Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for her memoir 'Becoming' |
| 2019 | Topped the Gallup poll as the 'most admired woman' in the U.S. for the second consecutive year. |
| November 2019 | By this time, her memoir 'Becoming' had sold 11.5 million copies, marking a substantial publishing achievement. |
| 2018 | Topped the Gallup poll as the 'most admired woman' in the U.S. |
| November 2018 | Michelle Obama released her memoir 'Becoming', which became a significant literary success. |
| April 2018 | Obama responded to presidential run speculation, stating she has 'never had the passion for politics' and that many women are more inclined towards political engagement. |
| 2017 | Concludes her role as First Lady after eight years of advocacy and public service. |
| November 2017 | Obama discussed gender disparity with Elizabeth Alexander at the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago and spoke at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford, Connecticut. |
| October 3 2017 | At the Philadelphia Conference for Women, Obama discussed how lack of diversity in politics contributes to lawmakers being distrusted by different groups. |
| September 2017 | Obama delivered an address at a tech conference in Utah criticizing the Trump administration, appeared in a Global Citizens Festival video advocating for girls' education, and attended the Inbound 2017 conference in Boston. |
| July 2017 | Obama honored Eunice Shriver at the 2017 ESPY Awards. |
| June 2017 | At the WWDC in Silicon Valley, California, Obama called for tech companies to increase women's representation and diversify their workforce. |
| May 2017 | Michelle Obama rebuked the Trump administration at the Partnership for a Healthier America conference for delaying a federal requirement to increase nutritional standards for school lunches. |
| 2016 | Michelle Obama appeared as a guest on the TV show NCIS. |
| December 2016 | Appeared on her final Vogue cover as First Lady, with photographs by Annie Leibovitz. |
| 2014 | Michelle Obama guest-starred on the TV show Parks and Recreation. |
| 2014 | Ranked 5th-best out of 39 first ladies in the Siena College Research Institute survey, highlighting her significant impact and positive assessment by historians and scholars during her husband's second presidential term. |
| 2013 | During the 85th Academy Awards, became the first First Lady to announce the winner of an Oscar (Best Picture, which went to Argo). |
| 2012 | Michelle Obama made a guest appearance on the TV show iCarly. |
| 2012 | Campaigns for Barack Obama's second presidential campaign. |
| August 2011 | Became the first woman ever to appear on the cover of Better Homes and Gardens magazine, and the first person to do so in 48 years. |
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