Jill Biden

Actually, It's Doctor....

by Suzanne Chod

A recent editorial asking Dr. Jill Biden to stop using the honorific is steeped in sexism and nostalgia for the unchallenged authority of white men. Ironically, her upcoming public role may help to further break down such hierarchies.

Referring to Female PhDs as ‘Dr.’ Promotes Equal Treatment and Values Women’s Work

by Anya Jabour

The author of a book on progressive-era reformers Sophonisba Breckenridge and Edith Abbott argues that the women's self-directed professional paths after earning doctorates demonstrates the kind of devaling of women's scholarly expertise that continues today. 

A Rare Moment of Unity

by Matt Reed

Nothing has united fractious academics like dunking on Joseph Epstein's snide and condescending Wall Street Journal essay suggesting Dr. Jill Biden refrain from using the honorific, says a community college dean. 

Jill Biden Is a Teacher. And She’s Not About to Change That

Cultural historians Stephanie Coontz, Betty Boyd Caroli and Katherine Jellison discuss the historical roles occupied by First Ladies and the ways the position has and will change. 

First Professor: Jill Biden to Make History as a First Lady with a Day Job

According to her top tags on RateMyProfessors.com, Dr. Jill Biden gives her students “good feedback” and is “respected” and “inspirational,” but she’s also a “tough grader” who gives “lots of homework.”