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Perhaps one of Jill Biden’s most commendable features is her passion for education, something that she’s refused to give up while supporting her husband’s political goals for decades. “Teaching is such a huge passion and a joy for her,” her spokesperson, Courtney O’Donnell, gushed to the Los Angeles Times in 2009. Joel Goldstein, a professor at St. Louis University School of Law, echoed a similar statement to the outlet, adding, “I think she is unique … I think Dr. Biden is the first … to basically continue in the regular workforce.”
According to a profile on the educator by Vogue, Biden briefly attempted studying fashion merchandising at a junior college in Pennsylvania before transitioning into her English major, later fine-tuning her skills and earning a master’s degree in education from West Chester University in 1981. “I just had a good time. I enjoyed life … But there was always that love of English class,” Dr. Biden mused to the mag. “My grandmother sent me books, so I loved writing and reading. That was a major part of my life.”
Sure enough, as the tale of Joe Biden’s proposal goes, he actually had to ask Jill five times before she accepted — due to her career passions. As the professor penned in a piece for Time, “Being Joe’s wife would mean a life in the spotlight that I had never wanted … I had always wanted my own career.”
Written by: Nicki
