Reply #16: What a wonderful message she delivered to those young women:

[PA Democrat]

"I am an example of what's possible when girls are loved and nurtured by the women around them,” she said.

Mrs. Obama emphasized the power of an education and said she was standing there today because of her education.

“By getting a good education you too can create your own destiny. I never cut class. I like being smart. I thought being smart was the coolest thing in the world,” she said. “You are the women that will build the world as it should be and that's why a good education is so important.”

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/04/first-lady-spar.html

Thanks for another great thread, Jackeens!