Background information

In this section, you can read some information that may be useful when working with the preface to Michelle Obama's memoir Becoming.

This memoir was written and published after the end of her husband Barack Obama’s second term as President of the United States. As First Lady, Michelle Obama was very popular among Americans, especially Democrats.

Barack Obama was the President of the United States from 2009 to 2017, serving two terms in office. He was the first African-American President of the US, and Michelle Obama was the first African-American First Lady of the US. Obama ran for the Democratic Party and his political views are generally progressive, involving issues such as LGBT rights, gun control, and greater gender equality. Barack Obama was succeeded by Donald Trump, w...