On Friday’s “History Made: The Legacy of Michelle Obama” CNN special, writer Michaela Angela Davis stated, “Michelle Obama gave a lot of women permission to be who they say they are… you are allowed. The First Lady said so.”

Davis said, “Michelle Obama gave a lot of women permission to be who they say they are, and if today you are a woman that wears a cardigan, and tomorrow you’re a woman that wears a sheath dress, you are allowed. The First Lady said so.”

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