Home  About  Chapters  Policy  Publications  Join  Jobs  Donate  Blog  Undergraduate and graduate students attend GW's launch event News from the National Office Post-Election Center TI Launched Roosevelt LiveBlogs the Presidential Debate On Campus Midwest Regional Fall Policy Workshop Blum speaks at Vermont Campus Compact conference Coverage of the Johns Hopkins Chapter Launch > More "It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic is of altogether secondary importance, and that, in the end, progress is accomplished by the man who does things." — Teddy Roosevelt    Marie Jonas Your name: Your email: Recipient's name: Recipient's email: Message: To prevent spam, please enter the first letter of the recipient's email and the first letter of the recipient's name in the box below (for example, if the name is "John Doe" and the email is "bigjohn@johndoe.com", you would enter "jb"): School: Stanford University Member of: Unassigned Upon arriving at Stanford Marie got involved in the Stanford Democrats. Since then her involvement in politics has expanded. She worked with the group to get students excited about the election and join in the effort to defeat Bush. In addition to school involvement, this summer she worked for the DNC doing door to door fundraising. Although not the most technically challenging work, it gave her valuable organizational experience, as well as face to face contact with many voters. Her interests are varied, but many of her concerns focus on women's issues, including birth control access, abortion rights, and women in politics. Most of her classes have not emphasized these issues; however in a writing class she was able to develop a feminist magazine. This magazine allowed her to approach the issue of feminism on a variety of fronts with fellow classmates. This also led to in depth research on the topic of Abstinence only education, something which is directly effecting thousands of young women across this country today. Now president of the Stanford Democrats Marie hopes to bring politics closer to the student body, and involve more people directly in the process. She hopes to continue her political involvement through and beyond her college years -- perhaps with a future in office.   The Roosevelt Institution is a nonpartisan, nonprofit national think tank devoted to bringing students' policy ideas to the policy process. The opinions expressed on this site are exclusively those of its members. DC Headquarters: Roosevelt Institution / 2100 M St NW Suite 610 / Washington, DC 20037 || (202) 833-1359