Jill Biden turns 70: a look back (24 images)

First lady Jill Biden turns 70 on June 3, 2021. With a doctorate in education, and while serving as second lady, she advocated for education of girls and women around the world, military families and funding cancer research. Here's a look at her life through the years.

Jill Biden (C) and then-Sen. Joe Biden wave along with family members from the back of a special train to Washington, D.C., as he leaves Delaware after announcing his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for president on June 9, 1987. UPI File Photo

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Joe Biden is sworn into the session by Vice President Dick Cheney as Jill Biden holds a bible during a mock swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 7, 2002. Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg/UPI

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Michelle Obama (L), and Jill Biden pose for a photo at a rally after Barack Obama announced Joe Biden as his running mate at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., on August 23, 2008. Photo by Darrell Hoemann/UPI

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Jill Biden attends a campaign rally for the Obama-Biden presidential campaign at Claude Moore Park in Sterling, Va., on September 19, 2008. Photo by Alexis C. Glenn/UPI

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