OFFICE OF THE FIRST LADY

History

• established in 1889
• Abigail Adams' ideas inspired many first ladies
• Abigail Adams was the first First Lady to live in the White House
• Martha Washington was the first first lady

Purpose

• Serves as an advocate for social issues
• oversees renovations to the residence
• is the hostess of the White House
• Addresses important issues and tries to fix them
• Not addressed in constitution

STAFF

• Chief
• Deputy Assistant
• Special assistant and personal aid
• Traveling aid
• Press secretary
• 24 members
• They get paid

MICHELLE OBAMA

• has 4 ongoing campaigns
• let's move (2010)
• joining forces (2011)
• reach higher (2014)
• let girls learn (2015)
• first First Lady to get a degree at harvard
• she does not get paid

MRS. OBAMA'S CAMPAIGNS

• let's move- goals was to solve childhood obesity
• joining forces- support service members
• reach higher- inspire young people to take charge of their future
• let girls learn- help girls around the world go to school and stay in school

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