igr ated ▁to ▁Chicago ▁from ▁Roman ia ▁and ▁Rosa ▁came ▁from ▁Hung ary . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁aged ▁ 2 2 , ▁while ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁student ▁nur se ▁at ▁Cook ▁County ▁Hospital , ▁she ▁met ▁Ch ed di ▁J agan , ▁an ▁Ind o - G uy an ese ▁dent istry ▁student ▁at ▁North western ▁University . ▁They ▁married ▁on ▁August ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁and ▁in ▁December ▁that ▁year ▁she ▁moved ▁with ▁him ▁to ▁Guy ana , ▁where ▁he ▁set ▁up ▁his ▁dent al ▁practice . ▁ ▁In ▁Guy ana ▁ ▁In ▁Guy ana , ▁she ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁labor ▁activ ism ▁along ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁British ▁Gu ian ese ▁Labor ▁Union . ▁She ▁also ▁worked ▁in ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁dent al ▁clin ic ▁as ▁a ▁nur se ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁years . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁she ▁founded ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Political ▁and ▁Econom ic ▁Organ ization ▁and ▁co - f ounded ▁the ▁Political ▁Affairs ▁Committee . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Jan et ▁J agan ▁un success fully ▁ran ▁for ▁a ▁seat ▁from ▁Central ▁Ge or get own ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁general ▁election . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁were ▁co - found ers ▁of ▁the ▁left - wing ▁People ' s ▁Progress ive ▁Party ▁( PP P ); ▁Jan et ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁P PP ' s