(The Root) -- First lady Michelle Obama has already started off her husband's first term with a bang -- literally. Her husband even joked that her new hairstyle, featuring freshly cut bangs, upstaged him during inauguration week. But now that the president has begun to lay out his agenda for his new term, the question many have been left wondering is what the first lady's own second-term agenda will be.

Based on an analysis of her recent schedule, a conservative blogger posited that the first lady had abandoned her "Let's Move" health and fitness campaign. This idea was quickly debunked by a White House tweet about "Let's Move" shortly thereafter. But the speculation has left many wondering what else she will do. Well, we have a few ideas.

1. Take on the Family-Planning Fight

Though Mrs. Obama lent her name to controversial reproductive rights battles early in her husband's career, she has tended to sidestep controversial issues throughout her tenure as first lady. Now that her husband has been safely re-elected, the timing is ideal for her to wade back into the family-planning debate.

While abortion rights may remain controversial, she could follow the lead of Melinda Gates, who is using the platform her husband's wealth and power has provided her to make contraception access a human right for all women -- not just wealthy and privileged ones.

This is one issue where millions of American women would benefit if Mrs. Obama were to follow Mrs. Gates' example. The White House's ongoing battle with religious employers over contraception access for female employees, and the sky-high ratio of out-of-wedlock births among African Americans, make it clear that this is an issue where a powerful African-American female voice within the White House could make a profound difference. 

2. Judge Project Runway

While the first lady has been celebrated as a fashion icon, the White House has always aimed for a delicate balance in her public image. She has to look good, but not so good that people obsess over the potential tax dollars spent on how good she looks.

While some of the president's advisers worried about her appearing on the cover of Vogue in his first term, they no longer have to worry about such matters in his second. For this reason, she can afford to have more fun with fashion, with little worry about the impact on her -- or her husband's -- image. Heidi Klum has called the first lady a dream judge for Project Runway, and there are plenty of fans who probably agree. Besides, she has already appeared on The Biggest Loser and teamed up with Top Chef for an event.

3. Help Elect the First (or Second, Third or Fourth) Female President

Despite her nondenial denials, it is a widely considered fact that President Obama's presidential-campaign-foe-turned-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be running to become his presidential successor. But even if Hillary Clinton shatters one of America's last remaining glass ceilings, the fact will remain that despite being a majority of the population, women remain woefully underrepresented in government, and women of color even more so.

That changes only if more women are recruited and encouraged to run for office -- but also, and perhaps more important, if girls are encouraged to do so as well. There are a number of organizations focused on increasing the presence of women in the halls of power, but if those organizations had a high-profile woman of color -- such as one already in the White House -- taking the lead in encouraging women to run, who knows? We might not just see a woman in the White House in 2016; there may be an African-American little girl who, thanks to a high-profile role model today, ends up in the White House in 2036.

Keli Goff is The Root's special correspondent. Follow her on Twitter.

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