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Jill Ellen Stein is born in a Reform Jewish household to Gladys and Joseph in Chicago, Illinois.

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Stein begins her freshman year of college at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The historic Harvard student strike protesting the Vietnam War takes place in Jill's freshman year.

Jill graduates magna cum laude from Harvard University with a concentration in Social Relations.

Stein graduates from Harvard Medical School and begins a private internal medicine practice.

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Rick Rhorer, a transplant surgeon, marries Jill. The couple will have two boys.

Harvard Medical School hires Stein as an Instructor of Medicine.

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Harvard Community Health Plan hires Jill as a Staff Internist.

Somebody's Sister, Jill's band, is a national semi-finalist for Best Unsigned Band in Musician.

The fight to shut down the "Filthy Five" coal plants in Massachusetts becomes Jill's newest mission.

Clean Water Action gives Jill the Not In Anyone's Backyard Award for her environmental efforts.

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Jill pushes for campaign finance reform in the Clean Elections Law. It passes by a 2-1 voter margin.

Toxics Action Center gives Stein the Citizen Award for her environmental clean-up efforts.

Stein co-authors In Harm’s Way: Toxics Threats to Child Development. The book is highly regarded.

Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility names Jill to their Board of Directors.

Clean Water Action gives Jill the Children's Health Hero Award for recent studies and writings.

Jill runs for governor of MA as a Green-Rainbow candidate, but loses to Mitt Romney (R).

Stein co-founds the MA Coalition for Healthy Communities, a nonprofit advancing health foundations.

The MA legislature repeals the Clean Elections Law, one of Stein's earlier political causes.

Salem State College gives Stein the Friends of the Earth Award for ongoing environmental efforts.

Stein runs for the MA House of Representatives, but only captures 21.3% of the vote.

The people of Lexington, MA elect Jill to a three-year term as a member of the Town Meeting.

Stein loses the election for Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

The people of Lexington, MA reelect Stein to another three-year term on the Town Meeting.

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Jill helps lead the Secure Green Future ballot initiative calling for green jobs & renewable energy.

Stein coauthors Environmental Threats to Healthy Aging, another highly regarded report.

With sights set on a gubernatorial campaign in MA, Jill resigns from the Lexington Town Meeting.

The Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts assigns Stein as its co-chair.

The MA gubernatorial election sees Stein's second run land her 4th place with 1.4% of the vote.

Stein announces her intent to run for President representing the Green Party.

Nassau County Police arrest Jill for trespassing at the Presidential debate at Hofstra University.

Philadelphia Police arrest Stein for defiant trespassing during a "foreclosure abuse" protest.

Stein is arrested while trying to bring candy and food to protesters of the Keystone XL Pipeline.

0.36% of the presidential vote is enough to make Stein the most successful woman candidate ever.

Jill announces that she will seek the Green Party nomination for the '16 US Presidential election.

Third party candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein sue the Commission on Presidential Debates.

Stein, the presumptive Green Party nominee, polls at 6% in a Wall Street Journal/NBC poll.

In an appeal to disgruntled Bernie Sanders supporters, Jill campaigns outside the DNC.

The Green Party convenes and nominates Jill Stein for President and Ajamu Baraka for Vice President.

Jill & fellow 3rd party candidate, Gary Johnson, lose lawsuit for inclusion in presidential debates.

Jill finishes 4th in presidential election with 1.46M votes, or 1.06% of the popular vote.

Stein launches a public fundraiser to pay for election recounts in WI, MI and PA.

1950s

Jill Ellen Stein is born in a Reform Jewish household to Gladys and Joseph in Chicago, Illinois.

1960s

Stein begins her freshman year of college at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The historic Harvard student strike protesting the Vietnam War takes place in Jill's freshman year.

1970s

Jill graduates magna cum laude from Harvard University with a concentration in Social Relations.

Stein graduates from Harvard Medical School and begins a private internal medicine practice.

1980s

Rick Rhorer, a transplant surgeon, marries Jill. The couple will have two boys.

Harvard Medical School hires Stein as an Instructor of Medicine.

Harvard Community Health Plan hires Jill as a Staff Internist.

1990s

Somebody's Sister, Jill's band, is a national semi-finalist for Best Unsigned Band in Musician.

The fight to shut down the "Filthy Five" coal plants in Massachusetts becomes Jill's newest mission.

Clean Water Action gives Jill the Not In Anyone's Backyard Award for her environmental efforts.

Jill pushes for campaign finance reform in the Clean Elections Law. It passes by a 2-1 voter margin.

Toxics Action Center gives Stein the Citizen Award for her environmental clean-up efforts.

2000s