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Let girls learn issue has always been personal for me. i grew up in a working-class neighborhood on the south side of chicago where most folks, including my parents, didn't have college degrees. but with a lot of hard work - and a lot of financial aid - i had the chance to attend princeton and harvard law school, and that gave me the confidence to pursue my ambitions.
-Michelle Obama
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Michelle Obama
Let girls learn issue has always been personal for me. i grew up in a working-class neighborhood on the south side of chicago where most folks, including my parents, didn't have college degrees. but with a lot of hard work - and a lot of financial aid - i had the chance to attend princeton and harvard law school, and that gave me the confidence to pursue my ambitions.
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