Michelle Obama is thrilled that young girls could have a woman who looks like them in the second-highest office in the nation.
“You get used to it, even as a little girl -- opening the newspaper, turning on the TV, and hardly ever seeing anyone who looks like you,” she wrote. “You train yourself to not get your hopes up. And sometimes it’s a battle just to keep telling yourself that you might deserve more.”
“Because no matter how much you prepare, no matter what grades you get or even how high you rise at work, it always feels like someone is waiting to tell you that you’re not qualified,” Obama continued. “That you’re not smart enough. That you’re too loud or too bossy. That there’s just something about you…you’re just not quite the right fit.”then wrote that, although it takes time and frustration for change to show in the world, “signs of progress are all around us.
“This week Senator @KamalaHarris, the daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants, became the first Black woman and first Asian-American woman on a major party’s presidential ticket,” she said. “I’ve been thinking about all those girls growing up today who will be able to take it for granted that someone who looks like them can grow up to lead a nation like ours. Because @KamalaHarris may be the first, but she won’t be the last.
“I am here for it all,” the former first lady added. “Let us embrace and celebrate this moment. Go get ‘em girl. 💪🏾.”
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