Michelle Obama addressed a gathering of Women for Obama in Chicago yesterday, where she shared her experiences on the campaign trail, and discussed why she believes Barack Obama is the right leader to support women and their families and enact policies to help them to reclaim the American Dream.

In conjunction with the luncheon, the campaign unveiled a 12-page Blueprint for America’s Working Women and Families, detailing Senator Obama’s agenda to help women balance work and family, to keep themselves and their families healthy, and to prosper in a changing economy.

Senator Obama’s plan to support working women and families 

In her opening remarks, Michelle explained:

Barack doesn’t accept an America that forces women to choose between their children and their careers, that pays women less money for equal work. The challenges facing women and families aren’t new to any of us. They’re not new to me, and they certainly aren’t new to my husband. That’s why as President, he will fight to empower and support women and families, because he wouldn’t be running for President today without the strong women in his life.