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• Cherie Blair, wife of former British prime minister Tony Blair, has written an autobiography titled Speaking for Myself. The book was released in Britain in May 2008 and became a bestseller before being released in the United States.Reuters India: Cherie Blair on Being the Wife of a World Leader (October 22, 2008)

  Blair is a mother of four children and a lawyer campaigning for human rights and women's equality. She was named to the Queen's Counsel in 1995, an honor reserved for senior lawyers in England.Hudson Valley Business: 2007 Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medalists Announced (October 1, 2007) She is also a mother to four children.BBC News: Profile: Cherie Blair (June 19, 2002)

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: 1954BBC News: Profile: Cherie Blair (June 19, 2002)
  2. Father was actor Tony Booth
  3. Husband stepped down from prime minister in June 2007Reuters India: Cherie Blair on Being the Wife of a World Leader (October 22, 2008)
  4. Wrote autobiography Speaking for Myself
  5. Says husband is "supportive" of bookReuters India: Cherie Blair on Being the Wife of a World Leader (October 22, 2008)
  6. First member of her family to attend universityHudson Valley Business: 2007 Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medalists Announced (October 1, 2007)

• Quote

  "I'm very proud of the book. I see it as being about a girl from Liverpool who turned out to have a ringside seat on some extraordinary bits of history. And the British people I have met on my travels in recent years are a fair-minded lot. I hope that those who would like to think well of me will read the book and think, 'Not bad.'" -- Cherie Blair on her autobiographyTelegraph: Cherie Blair: 'I Had Never Been Taught the Meaning of Discretion (May 16, 2008)

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