Michelle's First 100 Days

Speaking at the unveiling of a bust of Sojourner Truth, the legendary advocate of women's rights and abolition, Obama marveled at “just [imagining] what she would have to say about this incredible gathering, just looking down on this day, and thinking about the legacy she has left all of us.” Obama quoted her husband who often says he stands "on the shoulders of giants," and expressed her admiration for Truth, a "tell-it-like-it-is-kind of woman."