Future Forward: How My Advocacy Work Began at Age 13

By: Maarit Mattson

Outlets: Minnesota Women's Press

Published: March 18, 2026

Words: 1,517

Last Updated: 2 days, 14 hours ago


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The spring of my eighth grade year, Roe v. Wade was overturned. Up to that point, I had not been involved in advocacy work nor had I paid close attention to politics.

It was May, the weather had finally begun to warm up, and I was excited for the end of the school year. I was sitting in bed when I saw a news alert on my phone. It was …

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