Obama's Speechwriter is a Woman

Have you ever wondered who writes Obama's expertly-crafted speeches?  Apparently, this girl does.  I think it's interesting that a young white lady is the person who constructs our middle-aged African American male president's presentations to the public.  Although she may be his exact opposite in surface-level traits, he must trust her intelligence and character to have such an important (albeit behind the scenes) role in politics.  Personally, I was pleasantly surprised when I saw this article about the pair.  I think it's great that he's using the help of all kinds of Americans instead of people who are just like him.

According to the article, Laura Dean studied Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Harvard University.  Do you think that she might have some sort of influence over the president in terms of women's issues?