Michelle Obama's Impact on African American Women and Girls

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Duster, Michelle (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Seniors, Paula Marie (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Thevenin, Rose C. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: African Americans.; Culture.; Gender.; United States-Study and teaching.; Identity politics.; African American Culture.; Culture and Gender.; American Culture.; Politics and Gender.
• Physical Description: XXXIII, 307 p. 5 illus. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319924687
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-92468-7

This 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.