Michelle Obama has established herself, over the course of an exemplary career, as one of the most remarkable figures of our time. Becoming traces the intimate journey of a woman of character who has always known how to go beyond what was expected of her – a story that encourages us to do the same.

Michelle Obama was born on January 17, 1964, in the south of Chicago in a neighborhood that brought together rather modest families. Even though her parents worked a lot, they found time to take care of her and her brother Craig. Michelle Obama recognizes this in the first part of Becoming: her determination and her desire to surpass herself, to go where she was not expected, come from her education. Already, her grandfather was a brilliant man who could have made an excellent teacher. He hoped to find an opportunity by leaving South Carolina for Chicago. He failed, in particular because of the social determinisms that prevented him from finding sufficient material resources to study. Michelle Obama's older brother first made their grandfather's dream come true by attending Princeton University. Despite the reluctance of her guidance counselor, Michelle Obama was the one who managed to join him. She studied sociology, specializing in African-American studies. At the same time, Michelle Obama joined the prestigious Harvard University in 1988 before joining a law firm where she met Barack Obama, who was an intern at the time.

Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States between 2008 and 2017.

Brilliant, studious and pugnacious: Michelle Obama managed to realize her professional projects so quickly that she didn't have time to think about what she really wanted to do. Especially since the birth of Malia in 1998 and then Natasha in 2001 didn't allow her to have more time for herself. From 2004, Michelle Obama's life changed when she agreed to accompany her husband in the presidential campaign that would lead to his election in 2008 and then in 2012. During these two terms, Michelle Obama led several projects as First Lady. The projects mainly concerned youth: the fight against obesity, helping to educate young girls around the world and creating a campaign to encourage students to pursue long studies.