Deirdre English (born 1948) is the former editor of ''

Mother Jones Mary G. Harris Jones (1837 (baptized) – November 30, 1930), known as Mother Jones from 1897 onwards, was an Irish-born American schoolteacher and dressmaker who became a prominent union organizer, community organizer, and activist. She h ...

'' and author of numerous articles for national publications and television documentaries. She has taught at the

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and currently teaches at the Graduate School of Journalism at the

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, where she is a faculty mentor at the Center for the Study of the Working Family at the Graduate School of Sociology. English is co-author, with

Barbara Ehrenreich Barbara Ehrenreich (, ; ; August 26, 1941 – September 1, 2022) was an American author and political activist. During the 1980s and early 1990s, she was a prominent figure in the Democratic Socialists of America. She was a widely read and awar ...

, of ''For Her Own Good: 150 Years of the Experts' Advice'' along with a number of pamphlets. She contributed essays to

Susan Meiselas Susan Meiselas (born June 21, 1948) is an American documentary photographer. She has been associated with Magnum Photos since 1976 and been a full member since 1980. Currently she is the President of the Magnum Foundation. She is best known for h ...

's photography book ''Carnival Strippers''. In 1991, her house burned down in the Oakland Hills Fire. Her mother is

Fanita English Fanița English (born October 22, 1916 – January 18, 2022) was a Romanian-born American psychoanalyst and psychotherapist. Personal life and education Fanita English was born October 22, 1916, in the city of Galați, Romania. Her parents were ...

. She was married to Don Terner, who died in a 1996 plane crash in Croatia.

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Articles for ''The Nation''
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