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Section sizes

Section size for Michelle Obama (30 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	3,968	3,968	234	234
Family and education	97	43,391	0	2,108
Early life and ancestry	16,438	16,438	711	711
Education and early career	11,298	11,298	562	562
Family life	13,046	13,046	643	643
Religion	2,512	2,512	192	192
Career	7,776	7,776	435	435
Barack Obama political campaigns	40	29,017	0	1,152
Early campaigns	2,239	2,239	152	152
2008 presidential campaign	17,567	17,567	666	666
2012 presidential re-election campaign	9,171	9,171	334	334
First Lady of the United States (2009–2017)	16,184	89,965	704	3,607
Let's Move!	8,224	8,224	412	412
LGBT rights	5,602	5,602	360	360
Domestic travels	6,475	6,475	241	241
Foreign trips	16,218	16,218	505	505
Midterm elections	10,618	10,618	400	400
Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign	3,332	3,332	117	117
Public image and style	21,774	21,774	779	779
Assessment by historians and scholars	1,538	1,538	89	89
Subsequent activities (2017–present)	8,575	20,975	379	869
2024 U.S. presidential election	2,629	2,629	133	133
Books	3,404	3,404	100	100
Podcasts	1,495	1,495	56	56
Film and television	4,872	4,872	201	201
Awards and honors	2,789	2,789	33	33
Bibliography	987	987	0	0
References	35	35	0	0
Further reading	977	977	0	0
External links	3,177	3,177	0	0
Total	203,057	203,057	8,438	8,438

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Latest comment: 26 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

What happened with the picture? NicholasGian25 (talk) 20:22, 7 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

It was changed without discussion by a drive-by editor, who didn't take the time to correct the caption. I restored the 2013 official portrait. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:30, 7 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

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