Jill Biden

Jill Biden
Official portrait, January 2021
First Lady of the United States
Assumed role January 20, 2021
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Melania Trump
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 (1951-06-03) June 3, 1951 (age 73) Hammonton, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Bill Stevenson ​ ​ (m. 1970; div. 1975)​ Joe Biden ​ (m. 1977)​
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 Biden's voice Jill Biden speaks on cancer at an American Cancer Society event Recorded October 24, 2022

Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden (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.

1. ↑ "Jill Biden | Biography, Career, Family, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
2. ↑ "Jill Biden - Age, Family & Facts". Biography. 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
3. ↑ "Dr. Jill Biden: First Lady". The White House. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
4. ↑ "Jill Biden". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "Dr. Jill Biden". whitehouse.gov. 2014-12-24. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
6. ↑ "Dr. Jill Biden". Concordia. Retrieved 2023-03-05.