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Jill Stein
Aug 26, 2026 4:36 AM

  Jill Stein American politician and physician Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jill-Stein Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jill-Stein Also known as: Jill Ellen Stein Written by Sophia Decherney Sophia Decherney is a freelance writer at Encyclopædia Britannica. Sophia Decherney Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Jun 20, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents In full: Jill Ellen Stein (Show more) Born: May 14, 1950, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. (Show more) Jill Stein (born May 14, 1950, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is a former practicing physician and an environmental activist who has run as the candidate of the Green Party of the United States in multiple elections. She is currently campaigning to become the Green Party’s 2024 presidential nominee. Born to Russian Jewish parents and raised in the Reform Judaism movement, Stein grew up and completed her early education in Highland Park, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago. In 1973 she graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, sociology, and anthropology, and in 1979 she graduated ...(100 of 965 words)

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