The incoming first lady argues with her husband about whether she can continue as an English professor, despite concerns that it will be too onerous for her. The extroverted first lady used to wear terrycloth bathrobes during the day and organize her belongings in a room that aides called the "utility room," a locked room filled with keychains, crystal books and other trinkets she left behind from her time in the White House.
The winter of 2021 was a most unusual transition period for Jill Biden and Melania Trump, two first ladies who have pushed boundaries in their scrutiny, often criticized, and often underestimated roles in American politics.
Just as Dr. Biden struggled to become the first woman to keep her career as first lady, her predecessor, Melania Trump, was completing an equally unorthodox (albeit very different) term in Washington. Over the past four years, Mrs. Trump has shown that as first lady, there is no salary, no formal job description, and almost every aspect is dispensable.
In almost every way, the two women are a comparative study: Biden portrayed the character in a way that allowed her to preserve her career and identity, while Mrs. Trump spent four years defying peopleModernMany expectations of what a first lady should look like.
In the process, they expand the possibilities for their first spouse to follow them.
This year, the two ladies – and the impact they have on their husbands – will once again be in the public spotlight during an already fierce campaign.
"Track Three".
For Dr. Biden, being first lady is an honor of a lifetime. It's not her day-to-day job.
In the weeks after her husband won ***, Dr. Biden's path back to his classroom at Northern Virginia Community College was much tougher than the public knew — she had taken time off work to help her husband run for office. She told reporters during the campaign that she plans to continue teaching. But behind the scenes, she is still trying to calm her husband's concerns.