Jean discovered fandom in 1975, when she attended Aussiecon at the urging of some American friends. There she encountered John Bangsund, whom she had previously met professionally but without learning of his interest in science fiction. John sent Jean some of his fanzines and she was hooked. Before long Jean was publishing her own zines (primarily WeberWoman's Wrevenge), participating in apas, and attending conventions. A few years after that, she got involved with Eric Lindsay and spent some years in total immersion, culminating in their joint win of a GUFF (Getting-Up-Fan-Fund) trip to the UK in 2001 (followed by production of an online and printed trip report as well as fund administration). After a 20-year run, Jean's fanzine WeberWoman's Wrevenge went into hiatus after March 2001 as she concentrated on other interests, but rumours persist of its revival (a website named Wrevenge being cited as evidence).

Jean is scanning the back issues of WeberWoman's Wrevenge to PDF and making them available through several websites, including this one and her own, http://wrevenge.com/

Note: issues number 1 (February 1981) through 57 (March 2001) are archived material. Many addresses (snail and e-) of contributors and correspondents have changed, as has the contact information for Jean herself. If you wish to contact Jean, go to one of her own websites and find the latest info there.