LEADER 04951oam 2200469 450 001 9910300027003321 005 20201027110210.0 010 $a3-319-92468-0 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-92468-7 035 $a(OCoLC)1049150267 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL733V 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000005820446 100 $a20201019h20182018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aMichelle Obama's impact on African American women and girls /$fMichelle Duster, Paula Marie Seniors, Rose C. Thevenin, editors 205 $a1st ed. 2018. 210 1$aCham, Switzerland :$cPalgrave Macmillan,$d[2018] 210 4$d?2018 215 $a1 online resource (xxxiii, 307 pages) $ccolor illustrations 225 0 $aGale eBooks 311 $a3-319-92467-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Introduction -- 2. Queen of Grace and Power (Rhonda Gray) -- 3. Power (Stenetta Anthony) -- 4. Michelle Obama as Administrator: Reflections (Barbara J. Edwards) -- 5. First Ladies/First Wives, First Women Presidents: Sexuality, Leadership and Power in the African Diaspora (Carole Boyce Davies) -- 6. Michelle Obama and Black Women as Alchemists (Ruby Mendenhall) -- 7. Michelle Obama: Flight vs. Flight (Yasmine Huggins) -- 8. When and Where I Enter (Jasmine J. Wyatt) -- 9. Dark and Lovely (Rhonda Gray) -- 10. Mrs. Michelle Obama (Hazel Marie Watson) -- 11. Michelle Obama: American?Whether You Like it or Not (Michelle Duster) -- 12. My Hero (Sandy Philippeaux) -- 13. ?A Quiet Untold Story of Profound Need:? The Activism, Partnerships, and Advocacy of First Lady Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden, and Military Families (Rose C. Thevenin) -- 14. Celebrating African American Women Through Dance at the White House (Daveisha Gibson) -- 15. Lets Move! with Michelle Obama (Rachelle J. Brunn-Bevel, Kristin Richardson) -- 16. Striving in Style (Kenisha Coy) -- 17. Unapologetic (Rhonda Gray) -- 18. Michelle?s Arms (Verna Hampton) -- 19. A Woman ?Other Women Talk About?: Michelle Obama and the ?Looks? of First Black Ladyhood (Tiffany Austin) -- 20. ?Eating the Right Way?: Michelle Obama and Healthy Habits (Maurisha Ebanks) -- 21. Michelle Obama Raising Black Daughters to Be Magic (Duchess Harris, Avi Thomas) -- 22. Reconfiguring Black Motherhood: Michelle Obama and the ?Mom in Charge Trope? (Paula Marie Seniors) -- 23. The Beauty of Michelle Obama (Terra Renee) -- 24. Michelle Obama: Marching to the Beat of Her Own Strengths and Defying Negative Stereotypes Along the Way (Leah T. Johnson) -- 25. Dreams of a Wildflower (Rhonda Gray) -- 26. A Free Spirited Dream (Chamille Weddington) -- 27. Black Girl Rocks: Michelle Obama, My Inspiration (Trishaun Hall) -- 28. Downton (Cr)Abbey: The First Lady, Hecklers and the Demise of Decorum (Lisalyn R. Jacobs) -- 29. Recipes for Michelle (Suzannah Grace Sese-khalid Jones) -- 30. And Then There Was Michelle Obama: Reflections from a Baby-Boomer Educator and a Millennial Young Woman (Michelle Howard-Vital, Madelyn Vital) -- 31. Multiple Sclerosis: An Unintended Motivator for First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Deidre Hill Butler (Deidre Hill Butler) -- 32. Brown Girl Challenge (Clara Freeman) -- 33. Election 2016 and Michelle Obama (Patiqua Rolle) -- 34. ?Living Out Loud?: Michelle Obama and Election 2016 (Rose C. Thevenin) -- 35. A Title Removed: First Lady Michelle Obama Since Leaving the White House (Charleigha P. Knowles) -- 36. The Legacy of Michelle Obama Will Live On (Michelle Duster) -- 37. You Dared (Michelle Duster) -- 38. Conclusion. 330 $aThis edited collection explores how First Lady Michelle Obama gradually expanded and broadened her role by engaging in social, political and economic activities which directly and indirectly impacted the lives of the American people, especially young women and girls. The volume responds to the various representations of Michelle Obama and how the language and images used to depict her either affirmed, offended, represented or misrepresented her and its authors. It is an interdisciplinary evaluation by African American women and girls of the First Lady?s overall impact through several media, including original artwork and poetry. It also examines her political activities during and post-election 2016. 606 $aAfrican American women$xSocial conditions 606 $aPresidents' spouses$zUnited States 615 0$aAfrican American women$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aPresidents' spouses 676 $a306.08996073 702 $aDuster$b Michelle 702 $aSeniors$b Paula Marie 702 $aThevenin$b Rose C. 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910300027003321 996 $aMichelle Obama?s Impact on African American Women and Girls$92260877 997 $aUNINA