We'd said to the world — some of whom were listening — we think women's words are important and can make a difference in the world. Being aware of the challenges of trying to do that, I said I hoped we could last a year. Glenda said, 'Well, we have to last at least 10 years.' And now, 40 years later, Minnesota Women's Press is still here, doing incredible work and taking on all kinds of interesting new challenges.

Creative director Sarah Whiting won three honors for photography, and publisher/editor Mikki Morrissette won two recognitions for writing.

We asked Minnesota Women's Press creative director Sarah Whiting to pick her Top 10 photo shoots from 2024. She generally shoots at least five stories every month for us. This is what she narrowed down to, and why.

We are trying to tell stories about women’s lives.