Jean Forst has worked as a community organizer around literacy, environmental and labor issues. She is completing a Ph.D. in American literature at the University of Illinois.
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Culture
Drama Queens
A new anthology fills a void by collecting political plays written by American women.
Jean Forst
Culture
Mapping the Road Less Traveled
Practical Idealists offers useful advice for young activists, but is utilitarian to a fault
Jean Forst
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Culture
Class Not Dismissed
Jean Forst
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Feature
Strikebreaker vs. Muckraker
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