Hurwitz wrote Hillary Clinton 's 2008 concession speech . She was offered a job as a member of Obama 's presidential campaign team days after Clinton delivered the speech . Her first assignment for Michelle Obama was to work with her on her address to the 2008 Democratic National Convention . She also wrote Mrs. Obama 's speeches at the 2012 and 2016 Democratic National Conventions . Hurwitz also worked on policy issues affecting young women and girls as a senior advisor to the White House Council on Women and Girls
2008 Democratic National Convention
2008 Democratic National Convention
Sarah Hurwitz