Jill Biden
Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden 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. Since 2009, she has been a professor of English at Northern Virginia Community College, and is believed to be the first wife of a vice president or president to hold a salaried job during the majority of her husband's tenure.
Some of the key events about Jill Biden
- 1970Dropped out of college during her junior year
- 1975Earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Delaware
- 1975First marriage ended in divorce after five years
- 1981Completed a master's degree in education with a specialty in reading from West Chester University
- 1987Earned a Master of Arts in English from Villanova University
- 1988Faced criticism for her dissertation topic on student retention in community colleges
- 1993Began teaching English at Northern Virginia Community College
- 2007Received a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in educational leadership from the University of Delaware
- 2007Received backlash for referring to herself as "Dr." despite holding an Ed.D., not an M.D.
- 2009Became Second Lady of the United States, focusing on education and military families
- 2009Accidentally revealed the location of a secret bunker during a television interview
- 2010Launched the "Joining Forces" initiative to support military families
- 2010Faced controversy over comments about community colleges being "America's best-kept secret"
- 2012Published a children's book titled "Don't Forget, God Bless Our Troops"
- 2014Criticized for sitting at the President's desk in the Oval Office, which some viewed as disrespectful
- 2017Established the Biden Foundation with husband Joe Biden to support various causes
- 2019Received criticism for comparing Latinos to "breakfast tacos" in a speech
- 2020Faced backlash for suggesting her husband might consider a conservative running mate
- 2021Became First Lady of the United States, continuing to teach while advocating for education and military families
- 2021Mispronounced "Si se puede" ("Yes we can") in Spanish during a speech, leading to mockery
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