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Jill Biden redefines role of first lady


Biden stands on the shoulders of her predecessors as she redefines the role of first lady in American culture. Too often, first ladies have been relegated to the secondary stories of history, often perceived as serving a supportive yet subordinate role in the White House and their husbands’ presidential administrations. However, there were several 20th-century examples of first ladies who challenged accepted societal norms and modernized the position.
Eleanor Roosevelt wrote a daily newspaper column as first lady, donating her pay to charity. Her journalism only scratched the surface of the barriers she broke. Perhaps the most remarkable precedent was her ability to establish a voice independent from her husband’s on a controversial, contemporary topic. Mrs. Roosevelt’s thoughts on race changed dramatically over her lifetime. By the time she served as first lady, she had become an outspoken advocate for federal anti-lynching legislation. President Roosevelt did not want to risk losing southern Democratic backing in Congress for his New Deal initiatives, so he refused to signal support for proposed anti-lynching bills. However, when Mrs. Roosevelt asked him whether she should temper her opinion, he demurred. Eleanor Roosevelt was popular in her own right, and FDR believed her support for the growing Civil Rights Movement and anti-lynching proposals bolstered his standing with the left flank of his party. Mrs. Roosevelt demonstrated that even as early as the 1930s, the first lady could speak with her own considerable, independent authority.

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