U.S. first lady Michelle Obama walks with Spain's Princess Letizia, left in the gardens of the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, Spain, Thursday June 30, 2016. Michelle Obama is in Spain on the final leg of a three-nation tour to promote her global girls' education initiative. (Francisco Gomez, Casa Real Pool Photo via AP)
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MADRID (AP) - U.S. first lady Michelle Obama has called on girls and young women in Spain and other developed nations to help promote her global girls' education initiative.
Speaking to some 100 young women at a conference in Madrid on Thursday, Mrs. Obama spoke of the difficulties girls face trying getting a school education in many countries. She said she had come to Spain in the hope of inspiring women and girls here to help fight for change.
Mrs. Obama arrived in Spain from Morocco on Wednesday. She started the three-nation tour to promote the "Let Girls Learn" initiative in Liberia.
President Barack Obama and the first lady launched the project last year to address the barriers that keep more than 62 million girls around the world out of school.
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama walks with Spain's Princess Letizia, left in the gardens of the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, Spain, Thursday June 30, 2016. Michelle Obama is in Spain on the final leg of a three-nation tour to promote her global girls' education initiative. (Francisco Gomez, Casa Real Pool Photo via AP)
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U.S. first lady Michelle Obama gives a speech on her "Let Girls Learn" initiative to a group of girls and young women in Madrid, Spain, Thursday June 30, 2016. President Barack Obama and the first lady launched the initiative last year to address the barriers that keep more than 62 million girls around the world out of school. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and Spain's Princess Letizia, left, talk during the "Let Girls Learn" initiative to a group of girls and young women in Madrid, Spain, Thursday June 30, 2016. President Barack Obama and the first lady launched the initiative last year to address the barriers that keep more than 62 million girls around the world out of school. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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U.S. first lady Michelle Obama gives a speech on her "Let Girls Learn" initiative to a group of girls and young women in Madrid, Spain, Thursday June 30, 2016. President Barack Obama and the first lady launched the initiative last year to address the barriers that keep more than 62 million girls around the world out of school. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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U.S. first lady Michelle Obama gives a speech on her "Let Girls Learn" initiative to a group of girls and young women in Madrid, Spain, Thursday June 30, 2016. President Barack Obama and the first lady launched the initiative last year to address the barriers that keep more than 62 million girls around the world out of school. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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