Julia Alvarez
She was born in this Caribbean country before immigrating to the United States as a child.
What is the Dominican Republic?
Before becoming First Lady, Michelle Obama was born and raised in this major U.S. city.
What is Chicago?
John Lewis was born in this Southern U.S. state, where he grew up on a sharecropping farm.
What is Alabama?
"In the Time of the Butterflies" tells the story of these real-life sisters who fought against the Trujillo dictatorship.
Who are the Mirabal sisters?
Julia Alvarez, Michelle Obama, and John Lewis have all received national recognition, including this high civilian honor given by U.S. presidents.
What is the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
This novel by Julia Alvarez tells the story of four sisters who flee the Dominican Republic to start a new life in the U.S.
What is How the García Girls Lost Their Accents?
Michelle Obama attended these two Ivy League universities, earning degrees in sociology and law.
What are Princeton University and Harvard Law School?
In 1965, Lewis helped lead a march across this bridge in Selma, Alabama, where he and other demonstrators were brutally attacked.
What is the Edmund Pettus Bridge?
Michelle Obama’s "Let’s Move!" initiative aimed to improve these two aspects of children's health.
What are diet and exercise?
A statue of John Lewis now stands in this U.S. city, replacing a Confederate monument.
What is Atlanta?
Much of Alvarez’s writing is inspired by this aspect of her identity, shaped by her Dominican heritage and immigrant experience.
What is her immigrant experience?
As First Lady, Michelle Obama launched this initiative to combat childhood obesity and promote healthy eating.
What is Let’s Move!?
John Lewis represented this U.S. state in Congress for over 30 years.
What is Georgia?
John Lewis co-authored this graphic novel trilogy about his experiences in the Civil Rights Movement.
What is March?
Michelle Obama’s foundation continues her work empowering young women through this global leadership program.
What is the Girls Opportunity Alliance?
In addition to fiction, Alvarez has written this type of literary work, including "Something to Declare" and "Once Upon a Quinceañera."
What is non-fiction?
In 2018, Michelle Obama released this best-selling memoir detailing her life, struggles, and triumphs.
What is Becoming?
"Good Trouble" was a phrase Lewis used to describe this type of activism—standing up for justice despite risks.
What is nonviolent protest (or civil disobedience)?
Alvarez’s novel "Before We Were Free" explores the struggles of a young girl living under this Dominican dictator’s regime.
Who is Rafael Trujillo?
Alvarez’s contributions to literature earned her the National Medal of Arts, presented at this famous Washington, D.C. residence.
What is the White House?
In 2013, Alvarez received this prestigious honor from President Obama for her contributions to literature.
What is the National Medal of Arts?
One of Michelle Obama’s most famous quotes encourages people to "go high" when others do this.
What is “go low” (or “when they go low”)?
In 2011, John Lewis was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by this U.S. president.
Who is Barack Obama?
Michelle Obama’s “Reach Higher” initiative encouraged young people to pursue this after high school.
What is higher education (or college/university)?
– In 2020, just months before his passing, John Lewis wrote a powerful final message published in this major U.S. newspaper.
What is The New York Times?