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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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May 11, 2024 · Jill Biden, American first lady (2021– ), wife of Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. She previously served as second lady (2009–17) when her husband was vice president under President Barack Obama. Learn more about Jill Biden, including her work as an educator.
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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.
Nov 20, 2020 · Dr. Jill Biden, the first lady of the United Sates, is a longtime educator and the wife of the 46th U.S. president and former vice president, Joe Biden. From 2009-17, as second lady of the...
Apr 2, 2014 · Jill Biden is the present First Lady of the United States; she is married to Joe Biden, the 46th President of the United States. Jill Biden spent most of her childhood in Willow Grove,...
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First Lady. Jill Biden, Ed.D., is the First Lady of the United States, a community college educator, a military mother, a grandmother, and bestselling author. Dr. Biden also served as Second...
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