Unit 4: Women of Power (1ère Générale)

 

Unit 4: Women of Power

To what extent have women used the public sphere as a platform for empowerment?

Axe 2: Public and Pricate Spaces

Michelle Obama’s Education

The document under study is a video of an interview of Michelle Obama, former First Lady of the USA. We have learned that, as a little girl, Michelle was having piano lessons from her aunt Robbie at the age of 4. Michelle was learning very fast just by hearing the scale, however, her aunt Robbie had another method to teach and wanted to apply it to Michelle. Nevertheless, Michelle did not like it. Michelle parents encouraged her to speak her mind because what she had to say was relevant and meaningful. Moreover, she was encouraged to share her feelings because they were real and not only to speak when spoken to. Her parents believed that acting this way would help her build her personality. Hence, the education and the advice she received as a young girl were the basis for her to become a future First Lady and have a lot of influence not only in the USA but in the world.

Homework: Learn the lesson.