First Lady Jill Biden set to address First Ladies Luncheon in West Michigan [Video]

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — For the first time, a woman in the role of first lady will attend the annual First Ladies Luncheon later this month in West Michigan.

The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation announced First Lady Jill Biden will be the featured guest speaker at the First Ladies Luncheon on April 26. Biden will be the first sitting first lady to be the event’s keynote speaker.

The foundation invited Biden to help mark 50 years since then-first lady Betty Ford publicly announced her breast cancer diagnosis in 1974, helping to change the conversation about women’s health in America. Jill Biden has been a champion of the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research, which looks to change how the U.S. approaches and funds research on women’s health.

“This is an exciting time for the Ford Presidential Foundation and our partners the First Ladies Association for Research and Education …