First ladies have championed causes and used their position to raise issues of concern with the president and the public. Several modern first ladies have launched their own programs from their East Wing offices. Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative, dedicated to promoting health and good nutrition, included the cultivation of a widely publicized White House vegetable garden.
shears, pruning
Object Details
- Associated Date
- 2009-2017
- user
- Obama, Michelle
- Associated Place
- United States: District of Columbia, White House
- general subject association
- First Ladies
- classified
- Women's History
- general subject association
- Gardening
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, First Ladies Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- Exhibition
- Food: Transforming the American Table
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Credit Line
- Transfer- The White House
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- 2018.0242.001
- accession number
- 2018.0242
- catalog number
- 2018.0242.001
- Object Name
- shears, pruning
- Physical Description
- aluminum; steel; plastic (overall material)
- metal; plastic (overall material)
- red (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 8 1/2 in x 2 1/4 in x 1 in; 21.59 cm x 5.715 cm x 2.54 cm
- overall: 8 1/2 in x 3/8 in; 21.59 cm x .9525 cm
- Record ID
- nmah_1913170