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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 wanted to work with plants as a profession. Jaime Brennan grew up in a farming family in western New York State. She enjoyed being among […]
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 it. Loggers and fishermen, trappers and Native Indians, and the descendants of Scandinavian immigrants were part of its colorful fabric. I’m talking about Grand Marais […]
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 southwestern corner of Minnesota — because of love. She is passionate about making connections with people. That’s why Lor is part of an effort to […]
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 new ways. Today I am the CEO of my own company. It is, however, a small non-profit, with no view of downtown skyscrapers. My family […]
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 and listening. When it was my turn, I said, “To be a woman leader, you have to be a badass. It is also good to […]
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. Immediately after graduation, I went to Washington, D.C. to intern at the Obama Foundation. As a college senior, I spent months figuring out what I […]
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 to a Planned Parenthood clinic. The Pregnancy Resource Center of St. Cloud sits in a grey slab between a Pizza Hut and a Firehouse Subs […]
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 of those conversations are now rolling out in a series of research reports that make up the Minnesota Equity Blueprint, described as “a comprehensive, non- […]
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 linked over generations. Elders in many Native communities are respected for what they know and what they can pass along. Even for women who have […]
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