Michelle
Obama Uses Madrid Trip to Promote Girls Education.
Michelle Obama, First Lady of the USA, took a trip to Madrid recently to discuss the girls education as part of her “Let Girls Learn”
initiative.
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The First Lady gave a speech in Madrid where she talked
about how proud she was that the USA is on the verge of electing their first
ever female president, and took the chance to encourage the Spanish girls in
the crowd to embrace all the educational opportunities presented to them and
reach as far as they could.
Michelle said that she was proud that the US could elect
their first female president in reference to Senator Hilary Clinton, the
current forerunner for Democratic nominee for president. Clinton is likely to
face Republican nominee Donald Trump in the fight for the White House.
Michelle began her “Let Girls Learn” School initiative in March of 2015. The focus of the initiative is to provide a quality education to girls
around the world. Michelle spoke of her sadness that over 62 million girls
would be unable to reach their potential because they are blocked from
accessing an education.
She encouraged listeners to imagine how it must feel to be
ready and willing to get an education only to be told that you can’t learn
anything else because you are a girl. These girls will be unable to live their
dreams and will instead be forced to marry a man twice their age and start a
family.
Michelle also took time to meet with Queen Letizia, who she
describes as a dear friend. The younger Obama girls took a shopping trip around
Gran Via while their mother gave her address.
President Barack Obama himself is due to visit Spain for a three-day long official visit.
