New Jill Biden Biography Reveals a 'Funny' and Fiercely 'Protective' Mother and Wife: She 'Saved Him' ... dating back to their early days in the White House.

SLIDESHOW: Jill Biden life in photos "Early childhood education is so important to lay the foundation for all of our students,” she said, and thanked the Duchess for inviting her.

Jill was raised in Pennsylvania, and moved to Delaware for college. Biden, who is 67, was born Jill Tracy Jacobs in Hammonton, New Jersey, and later moved to Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.

With Jill: A Biography of the First Lady, AP reporters Darlene Superville and Julie Pace shine a light on the lifelong educator and Biden family protector.

Jill Biden is married to one of the country’s most well-known and gregarious ... a trait displayed early in life when she punched a neighborhood bully in the face for teasing her sister.

Jill is the one in the marriage who holds the grudges Since she was a rebellious teenager, few people would have guessed she would have ended up with a politician like Joe Biden, Jill writes.

Jill Biden’s husband has been elected president. This year at Saint Mark’s offers a glimpse at the early life of a historic working First Lady.