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That’s why this Mother’s Day, I’m proud to announce that the exhibit “Opening the White House” in the Obama Presidential Center Museum will be named in honor of my mom, Marian Robinson. In this exhibit, visitors will discover the many ways Barack and I—and also my mom— worked to make the White House an active place of inclusion, innovation, and culture .
31 de may. de 2024 · Marian Lois Shields Robinson was born on July 29, 1937, in Chicago. Her father, Purnell Shields, had moved to Chicago from Alabama in the 1920s to escape the Jim Crow South.
14 de jul. de 2021 · Due to her many obligations as first lady, which included international travel, Michelle Obama asked her mother, Marian Shields Robinson, to move into the White House as a way to help the girls adjust and maintain a sense of normalcy (via The Daily Mail ). Obama shares a close relationship with her mother. In a Mother's Day Instagram tribute ...
Marian Lois Robinson (born Marian Lois Shields, July 30, 1937, died May 31, 2024), was descended from Dolphus Shields and his wife. She married Michelle's father, Fraser Robinson, on October 27, 1960. Robinson was formerly a secretary at Spiegel catalog and a bank. While ...
On October 27, 1960, Shields wed Fraser Robinson III in Chicago. They brought two children into the world, Craig Malcolm and Michelle LaVaughn, named after Robinson’s mother. Shields held a secretarial position in various institutions, including Spiegel mail-order retailer, the University of Chicago, and a bank.
13 de nov. de 2018 · "I felt like this was going to be a very hard life for both of them," said Marian Shields Robinson, who moved with the first family to Washington when Mr. Obama took office.
31 de may. de 2024 · Michelle Obama's mother, Marian Lois Shields Robinson, dies at 86 Former first lady Michelle Obama said her mother was ‘my rock:' ‘I simply wouldn’t be who I am today without her.’
