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Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden (born June 3, 1951) is an American educator who has been the first lady of the United States since 2021 as the wife of President Joe Biden. She was the second lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017 when her husband was vice president.
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Early life and education
Jill Tracy Jacobs was born on June 3, 1951, in Hammonton, New Jersey, to Bonny Jean Godfrey Jacobs and Donald Carl Jacobs. The oldest of five daughters, Jacobs grew up in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia. Jacobs graduated from Upper Moreland High School in 1969, then graduated from the University of Delaware with a bachelor's degree in Englishin 1975.
Career
In 1976, Jacobs began teaching English at St. Mark’s High School in Wilmington, Delaware. She then became a reading specialist at Claymont High School. At that time, she was also pursuing a Master of Education with a specialty in reading from West Chester University. Jacobs completed her first master's degree in 1981. Biden taught English at Rockford Center psychiatric hospital while also earning a Master of Arts in English from Villanova University. In 1993, she started teaching at Delaware...
Marriage and family
In 1975, she met then Delaware Senator Joe Biden. They married at the United Nations in New York City on June 17, 1977, and she became the stepmother of his two sons, Beau and Hunter. Their daughter, Ashley Bidenwas born in June 1981.
Books
1. Jacobs-Biden, Jill (2006). Student Retention at the Community College: Meeting Students' Needs(Newark, DE: University of Delaware) 2. Biden, Jill (2012). Don't Forget, God Bless Our Troops (New York: Simon & Schuster) 3. Biden, Jill (May 7, 2019). Where the Light Enters: Building a Family, Discovering Myself. New York: Flatiron Books. ISBN 9781250182326. 4. Biden, Jill (June 30, 2020). Joey: The Story of Joe Biden. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781534480537.
Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden (born June 3, 1951) is an American educator who has been the first lady of the United States since 2021 as the wife of President Joe Biden. She was the second lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017 when her husband was vice president.
Photo: Jim Greenhill. When her husband became president of the United States on January 20, 2021, Dr. Jill Biden became the nation’s First Lady. Through Joe Biden’s long political career, Dr. Biden maintained her own career as an English professor teaching primarily in community colleges.
Nov 13, 2020 · 13 November 2020. Getty Images. Jill Biden will soon be making history as the first First Lady to hold a job while in the White House. Here's a look at who America's next first lady is - from...
Nov 8, 2020 · The Bidens, married for 43 years, have endured a series of highs and lows — from his vice presidency to the 2015 death of her stepson Beau Biden from brain cancer. Here is a look inside the life ...
The First Lady of the United States Jill Biden has received numerous honors in recognition of her career in education and politics. These include: Scholastic Chancellor, visitor, governor, rector and fellowships
