Janet Stevenson

Janet Marshall Stevenson (February 4, 1913 – June 9, 2009) was an American writer, teacher and social activist who wrote in the areas of civil rights, the women's movement, the peace movement, the environment and the arts. She published works in multiple fiction and nonfiction genres, and was recipient of several awards. She co-authored the successful 1943 Broadway play, Counterattack, which was adapted for the screen. She wrote a biography of California Attorney General Robert W. Kenny, who had defended the Hollywood Ten before the House Un-American Activities Committee. She and her husband Philip Stevenson were placed on the Hollywood blacklist for their political beliefs and associations. She spent the latter decades of her life in Oregon where she became active in local politics.