Jill Biden set to redefine role of first lady
By Julia Manchester and Morgan Chalfant - 11/11/20 06:00 AM EST
Former second lady Jill Biden is expected to contribute to the historic nature of the Biden administration as incoming first lady, redefining the role of the president’s spouse.
Biden, who has two master’s degrees in English and a doctorate in education, has spent much of her career as a community college teacher. She even retained her educational position as second lady during the Obama administration.
Known to her students as “Dr. B,†Biden is set to make history as the first person to hold the title of first lady while maintaining a paid position elsewhere, putting her own mark on a role that has evolved with each of its occupants.
“First ladies in the past haven’t had an experience that is much like the majority of U.S. women, which is they have a family life and then they have a work life,†said Katherine Jellison, an Ohio University professor who studies first ladies. “This is a great opportunity for Jill Biden to be a real role model to American women.â€
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