Michelle Obama says a new book about the Confederacy points up tough job of first lady . He says job is societal minefield ; Carl Anthony worries she 's cast as an `` angry black woman '' Nearly 100 years later , such judgment was still so strongly feared for its political liability that Florence Harding outright lied to the press with her claim of having been widowed by her first husband , not divorced . He says first ladies have long endured stereotypes , been used for political jabs at their spouses . Anthony : Hurtful remarks about Obama may shame people into leaving first ladies alone .
Michelle Obama says a new book about the Confederacy points up tough job of first lady . He says job is societal minefield ; Carl Anthony worries she 's cast as an `` angry black woman '' He says first ladies have long endured stereotypes , been used for political jabs at their spouses . Anthony : Hurtful remarks about Obama may shame people into leaving first ladies alone .