Melania & Michelle: Comparing Contemporary First Ladies

• In Event: Who's in Charge? The Influence of Women in Formal and Informal Positions of Power

Brief Overview

The public has viewed Michelle Obama and Melania Trump in antithetical ways. The goal here is to explain how and why these women are viewed so differently and to discuss the ways in which directly contrasting them is unfair to both women.

Author

• Tammy R. Vigil, Boston University