FLOTUS

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• SOURCE: The New Yorker
  4/19/2021
  

  What Do We Want in a First Lady?

  Books by historian Julia Sweig and journalist Karen Tumulty examine the stated and unstated expecations of the role of First Lady through the stories of Lady Bird Johnson and Nancy Reagan. 

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  12/9/2020
  

  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. 

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• SOURCE: Politico
  11/12/2020
  

  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.”