Michelle Obama is a lawyer who attended Princeton University and Harvard Law School. After marrying the 44th President of the United States, she became the first African American First Lady. Michelle Obama’s presence in the White House represented the breakthrough of black women into white spaces traditionally reserved for white women. The First Lady compliments the President and serves as a feminine figurehead for American women. Up until Obama’s Presidency, this position had always belonged to a white woman. Black women were often robbed of their femininity and sexual agency. They were not looked up to as the epitome of womanhood. Michelle Obama’s choices – everything from the outfits she wore during public appearances to how she decorated the White House – reflected her identity as a black woman. These choices were classy and tasteful, proving that black women were just as much women as their white counterparts.