We may have seen a lot of her over the past year, but there’s still a lot of head scratching over how Michelle Obama will tackle her role as America’s First Lady.

Michelle has drawn comparisons to Eleanor Roosevelt, Jacqueline Kennedy, Hillary Clinton — and even the fictional Clair Huxtable of "The Cosby Show." She’s a woman of many angles. The Ivy League lawyer dances. She prepares care packages for soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. She shops at J. Crew and, some say, invokes memories of Jackie O. [Click here to read wOw’s interview with stylists on how she may wear her hair today.] Most importantly, this lawyer and hospital executive’s a mother of two. As the first black First Lady, there’s certainly no precedent for Michelle Obama. This all has people pondering where she’ll take her office.

From Politico:

The cottage industry of people who pay close attention to the president’s wife – the historians, the cultural mavens, the social scene-setters — frankly [are] a little confused. That uncertainty, some say, relates to race – put simply, Obama is like no other famous black woman who came before her. She’s not a single workaholic like Condoleezza Rice. She’s not from the entertainment world like Beyoncé. She’s famous, but in an entirely different way than, say, Oprah.

It’s clear that Mrs. Obama’s preparing to do some serious work once she’s settled at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. While she’s said her daughters are her first priority, Obama has also hired a number of political veterans who, The New York Times says, will help her formulate a coherent, dynamic agenda. Previous promises include helping military families and stressing broad volunteerism.

We may not be able to fully figure her out just yet, but so far, what we see, we apparently like. A New York Times/CBS News poll shows that Michelle Obama has the highest favorability ratings of any incoming First Lady since 1980; 46 percent of those surveyed had a favorable opinion of her, while 7 percent had an unfavorable view.

Perhaps most importantly, however, many see Michelle Obama as a symbol of a woman — a black woman, no less — who truly can have it all. From The Washington Post: "Ultimately Obama’s appeal has everything to do with our own hunger. Some want to see a family. Some want to see the engaged career woman making a difference. Some want to see an egalitarian marriage. Some just love seeing black love."

We have no doubt Michelle Obama will forge her own path as First Lady, and won’t necessarily need to look back at history to form her future. After all, we’re all about "change" now, right? All eyes will be on her, but we have no doubt she’ll live up to our expectations — and then some!