(CNN) In many ways, having Jill Biden as the next first lady of the United States wouldn't be revolutionary. But as Joe Biden wins the election to become the nation's 46th president, Jill Biden as FLOTUS would be different in one very simple and very fundamental way: She would keep her day job. But no woman in the position's 231-year history has ever held a paying job while also living in the White House. The Bidens have been married more than 40 years, and in that time Jill Biden has been a supportive spouse and a sounding board. But none of them maintained a career while in the White House.

Source: The Nation November 07, 2020 17:48 UTC