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Jill Biden | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, January 2021 | |
| First Lady of the United States | |
| Assumed role January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Melania Trump |
| Succeeded by | Melania Trump (designate) |
| Second Lady of the United States | |
| In role January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017 | |
| Vice President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Lynne Cheney |
| Succeeded by | Karen Pence |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jill Tracy Jacobs June 3, 1951 Hammonton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
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| Children | Ashley Biden Beau Biden (stepston) Hunter Biden (stepson) |
| Relatives | Biden family |
| Residence | White House |
| Education | University of Delaware (BA, EdD) West Chester University (MEd) Villanova University (MA) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | whitehouse.gov |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Student Retention at the Community College: Meeting Students' Needs (2006) |
| Doctoral advisor | Barbara Curry |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Delaware Technical Community College Northern Virginia Community College |
Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden (née Jacobs; born June 3, 1951)[1][2] is an American educator serving as the first lady of the United States since 2021 as the wife of President Joe Biden.[3][4] Before becoming first lady, she was the second lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017 when her husband was vice president.[5][6]
Biden has a bachelor's degree in English and a doctoral degree in education from the University of Delaware, as well as master's degrees in education and English from West Chester University and Villanova University. She taught English and reading in high schools for thirteen years and instructed teens with emotional disabilities.[5]
Biden is the founder of the Biden Breast Health Initiative, a non-profit organization. She is also the co-founder of the Book Buddies program and the Biden Foundation and active in Delaware Boots on the Ground. With Michelle Obama, she is the co-founder of Joining Forces.[5] Biden has written a memoir and two books for children and has been socially active in the Beau Biden Foundation.
- ↑ "Jill Biden | Biography, Career, Family, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ↑ "Jill Biden - Age, Family & Facts". Biography. 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ↑ "Dr. Jill Biden: First Lady". The White House. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ↑ "Jill Biden". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Dr. Jill Biden". whitehouse.gov. 2014-12-24. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ↑ "Dr. Jill Biden". Concordia. Retrieved 2023-03-05.