Jillian Weinberger graduated from Wesleyan University in 2007 with a B.A. in American Studies and a concentration in History. Originally from Cleveland, OH, she currently lives in Brooklyn and works as a Program Associate at the National Judicial Education Program of Legal Momentum, a women's rights legal organization in Manhattan. Jillian has written for a variety of publications, including The Queens Chronicle, "Opposing Views," a new political website; and the Wesleyan University Argus. During the summer of 2006, she received a grant to conduct historical research for her senior honors thesis on the relationship between African-Americans and American Jews. She previously worked at the Russell Sage Foundation and currently volunteers for the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) in New York City.