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This paper traces First Lady Michelle Obama’s activities on the campaign trail as she rallied for former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. It traces and explores her activism and visibility during the last six months of 2016 to examine how she expanded her role and questioned existing power relationships.
“I just try to be me. And my hope is that over time people
get to know me. And they get to judge me for me.” 1
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Thevenin, R.C. (2018). ‘Living Outloud’: Michelle Obama and Election 2016. In: Duster, M., Seniors, P., Thevenin, R. (eds) Michelle Obama’s Impact on African American Women and Girls. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92468-7_33
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