Joanna Cathleen Chestnut was born and raised in a small New Jersey town during the 1950’s and ‘60’s.  From 1972 until today, she has raised 6 children, 5 of whom are adopted.  Joanna earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Jacksonville University in Florida, and a Master’s Degree in Non-Profit Administration from Greenwich University.  From 1981 to 1991, Joanna worked for an environmental law firm, Sierra Legal Defense Fund (now called Earth Justice).  She then worked in a human services agency providing oversight for a drug and alcohol program for women and infants.  In 1998, Joanna became a Grant Writer and for over 10 years, helped fund non-profit organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area.  She and her husband and 4 of their children re-located to the Seattle, WA area in July of 2008.  Having been divorced from her husband of 28 years in May 2012, Joanna now lives in the Las Vegas Valley. In addition to THE 2ND SEXUAL REVOLUTION , Joanna also published LIBERALS LIED TO ME in May of 2019.