Melania and Michelle

109 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h22min.
At home or at the podium, the First Lady is uniquely poised to serve as advisor, confidant, and campaigner, with the power to shape American political and social conversation. At first blush, First Ladies Michelle Obama and Melania Trump appear categorically different from each other; however, as women rising from humble origins to pursue their ambitions and support their husbands, the two have more in common than one might think.In Melania & Michelle: First Ladies in a New Era, author Tammy R. Vigil provides a compelling account of our modern first ladies, exploring how each woman has crafted her public image and used her platform to influence the country, while also serving as a paragon of fashion and American womanhood. Both women face constant scrutiny and comparison—from their degrees of political activism to their cookie recipes—and have garnered support as well as criticism. From their full lives pre-nomination to their attitudes while occupying the White House, Vigil builds careful and thoughtful portraits of Melania Trump and Michelle Obama that provide a new appreciation for how these women, and the first ladies that came before them, have shaped our country.AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Comparing First Ladies1. Auditioning for First Lady: Their Debut Presidential Campaigns2. The Transition to the White House: Becoming First Lady3. Forging Their Own Paths: Michelle and Melania as First Ladies4. Can't Please Everyone: Managing Criticism and Scandal5. Presidential Election, Round Two: Campaigning as First LadyAfterword: Contrasting Michelle Obama and Melania TrumpNotesSelected BibliographyIndex