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Letters to Editor

05/07/2022/in Family/Home/by admin

Got an opinion? Like something in MWP? Or disagree? We want to hear from you. Write to editor@womenspress.com. Include your name, address, and phone number for verification. Letters are assumed to […]

Talking With Nausheena Hussain

04/08/2022/in Equity, Policy/Politics, Voting/by admin

I feel the patriarchy society has socialized us to constantly compete with each other, and we have to shut that down. We have to break that and disrupt that by doing things together.

Plant-Based

08/01/2019/in Action, Education, Greater MN, Health/Sexuality/by admin

Allison Austin grew up in a rural environment near Dayton, Minnesota. As a 7-year-old, she spent hours crushing herbs and making potions for fun. By fourth grade she knew she […]

The Big Lake Effect

08/01/2019/in Action, Adventure/Sports, Greater MN/by admin

I grew up in a small northern Minnesota town that was rough around the edges. Even in the 1960s, in my earliest memories, the town had a frontier feel about […]

Growing Community

08/01/2019/in Action, Greater MN/by admin

Minnesotans find themselves living in this state for a variety of reasons. For example, Khou Lor moved in 2012 from Wisconsin to Tracy — a town of 2,000 in the […]

My Sanctuary of Wildcats

08/01/2019/in Action, Badass Minnesotans, Greater MN/by admin

Twenty years ago my goal was to be a top executive at an advertising agency, raising a family in a traditional setting. Life has an interesting habit of twisting in […]

Being the Bulldozer

08/01/2019/in Action, Badass Minnesotans, Commentary, Greater MN, Perspectives/by admin

At a recent Minnesota Farmers Union Women’s Conference, guest speaker Karen Clark asked each woman to name how she leads. Some spoke about being behind the scenes, others about collaboration […]

Voices From Greater Minnesota

08/01/2019/in Action, Greater MN, Perspectives, Tapestry/by admin

Everyday women respond: “How Do You Engage In Our State?” Andrea Duarte, WorthingtonIn May, I graduated from St. Catherine University with a degree in political science, women’s studies, and English. […]

Undercover

08/01/2019/in Action, Greater MN, Policy/Politics/by admin

There are more than 90 pregnancy crisis centers in Minnesota. This essay was submitted by Vendela Cavanaugh, who decided to find out what happens at a state-funded resource center, compared […]

Taking Action Statewide

08/01/2019/in Badass Minnesotans, Greater MN, News, Policy/Politics/by admin

For more than a year, communities have met as part of the Thriving by Design Network, organized by Growth & Justice and OneMN.org, to help inform statewide public policy. Results […]

Transformative Thinking

07/01/2019/in Editor's Letter, Justice & Public Safety, Perspectives/by admin

The question was asked: If you could distribute that money to preventative community services — to get ahead of many of the issues that lead to criminal activity, instead of simply to react to it afterward — how would you spend it?

Hearts of Our People

07/01/2019/in Action, Arts, Turtle Island/by admin

The new ground-breaking exhibit, “Hearts of Our People,” at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia), offers a look at how the legacy, relationships, and power of Native women creators are […]