jacobs enrolled in junior college in pennsylvania study fashion merchandising, found unsatisfying. married bill stevenson, former college football player, in february 1970. within couple of years opened stone balloon in newark, delaware, near university of delaware. became 1 of successful college bars in nation.
she enrolled @ university of delaware, declared english major. took year off college , did modelling work local agency in wilmington. , stevenson drifted apart.
subsequently, returned college , met senator joe biden senior @ delaware in march 1975. met on blind date set joe s brother, though biden had seen photograph in local advertisement. although 9 years senior, impressed more formal appearance , manners compared college men had known, , after first date told mother, mom, met gentleman.
jacobs graduated bachelor of arts university of delaware later in 1975. began career teaching high school english. meanwhile, going through turbulent divorce proceedings stevenson; court case ended in 1976, not getting half-share in stone balloon had wanted. around time spent 5 months working in biden s senate office.
jill , joe biden meeting pope john paul ii @ vatican in april 1980
she , joe biden married catholic priest on june 17, 1977, @ chapel @ united nations in new york city. 4 , half years after first wife , infant daughter died in motor vehicle accident; joe had proposed several times before accepted, hesitant take on commitment of raising 2 young sons had survived accident. continued teach , then, while pregnant, received master of education specialty in reading west chester university in 1981. bidens daughter ashley blazer born on june 8, 1981, , jill stopped working 2 years while raising 3 children.
she returned work, teaching english, acting reading specialist, , teaching history emotionally disturbed students. taught in adolescent program @ rockford center psychiatric hospital 5 years in 1980s. in 1987, biden received second master of arts degree, 1 in english villanova university. during husband s 1988 bid presidency, said continue job of teaching emotionally disturbed children if became first lady. in all, spent 13 years teaching in public high school, including 3 years @ claymont high school.
from 1993 through 2008, biden instructor @ stanton/wilmington campus of delaware technical & community college, taught english composition , remedial writing, emphasis on instilling confidence in students. has said of teaching @ community college, feel can make greater difference in lives. love population. feels comfortable me. love women coming school , getting degrees, because re focused.
biden president of biden breast health initiative, nonprofit organization begun in 1993 provides educational breast health awareness programs free of charge schools , other groups in state of delaware. in following 15 years, organization informed more 7,000 high school girls proper breast health. in 2007, biden helped found book buddies, provides books low-income children, , has been active in delaware boots on ground, organization supports military families. runs 5 miles, 5 times week, , has run in marine corps marathon.
biden later returned school doctoral degree, studying under birth name, jill jacobs. in january 2007, @ age 55, received doctor of education in educational leadership university of delaware. dissertation, student retention @ community college: meeting students needs, published under name jill jacobs-biden.
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