Apparently, I'm on a Michelle O kick this week:-) I just found this great article on how the first lady is inspiring women around the world to realize their full potential. For the first time women of color around the world are able to see someone who reminds them of themselves held up as an international icon!
My favorite line in this article is - "but no one calls her cursed." She is standing tall and giving us all a reason to walk with our heads held high. Keep on working it First Lady!
"Heather Ferreira works in the slums of Mumbai, India, where she has watched thousands of women live under a "curse."
The women she meets in the squalid streets where "Slumdog Millionaire" was filmed are often treated with contempt, she says. They're considered ugly if their skin and hair are too dark. They are deemed "cursed" if they only have daughters. Many would-be mothers even abort their children if they learn they're female.
Yet lately she says Indian women are getting another message from the emergence of another woman thousands of miles away. This woman has dark skin and hair. She walks next to her husband in public, not behind. And she has two daughters. But no one calls her cursed. They call her Michelle Obama, the first lady."
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