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INTRODUCTION

T his is a summary of Becoming by Michelle Obama. It is the inspiring story of one womans journey from the working class to the White House.

Michelle Obama wasnt always a lawyer, a working mom or the First Lady of the United States. Back in the 1970s, she was Michelle Robinson, a student in the south side of Chicago who loved Stevie Wonder and jazz music, and who wanted to get good grades in school.

Becoming is the story of how Michelle Obama ended up excelling at school and meeting an up-and-coming lawyer named Barack Obama, who would become her partner in an incredible life. Realizing that she really wanted to help people more than be involved in the intricacies of contract law, Michelle left her job at a respected law firm to work in the world of nonprofits, community outreach and mentoring.

This civic-mindedness is what she brought with her into the White House, where she strove to make an impact on childrens health, veterans affairs and education. Michelle Obama feels lucky to have had strong female role models in her life, and she has made it part of her lifes work to help empower the next generation of civic leaders.

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M ichelle Robinson Had A Loving Family. It Included Her Mother, Father, Brother, And A Grandmother Who Taught Her To Play Piano.

In 1968, Chicago was home to the Democratic National Convention, which broke out in a violent clash between police and Vietnam War protesters. Michelle Robinsons family lived just 9 miles from the Convention Center, in Chicagos South Shore neighborhood. But since she was just four years old at the time, she was oblivious to the turbulent politics of the day and much more interested in playing with her dolls.

Michelle was part of a loving family, with a brother who was two years older, a father who worked at the water filtration plant, and a mom who was a wiz with a sewing needle and very active in community fundraising and organizations like her local parent-teacher association. Her father also loved jazz and art, and many of Michelles earliest memories revolve around the music that was always in the air around her.

The four of them lived on the second floor of a two-story house, with her maternal grandparents on the first floor. Her grandmother, Robbie, was a piano teacher, so the sound of scales and songs being played by her students was another musical aspect of her childhood. It also led to Michelle starting lessons with Robbie when she was just four years old.

Robbie could be a tough and scary taskmaster, and the two clashed frequently during their lessons, with Michelle already quite strong-minded as a youngster. But Robbie saved the day when Michelle was set to start her song at her first big piano recital at the concert hall in Roosevelt University.

The problem was, Robbies piano had a conveniently chipped middle C key. The middle C is used to help a player position their hands on the piano, so having this little-chipped corner on Robbies piano made it easy for Michelle to spot it. On the stage at Roosevelt University, young Michelle knew her song backward and forward, but she was suddenly frozen, unable to spot the middle C.

Fortunately, Robbie was sitting in the front row and knew what to do. She calmly walked up to the stage, reached over her shoulder like a guardian angel and pointed to the middle C. Michelle was now able to start her recital.

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