Leading with her heart
"I wanted women ... to have the resources and support to move out of those violent relationships and understand, most importantly, that what is happening to them isn't a result of what they are doing ... that they didn't bring it on themselves."
Ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer: Young survivors of an “older women’s disease”
Into the light
Women, recovery and spirituality
Photography by Sarah Whiting.
"Quitting…
A mother, a daughter, ‘A legacy to civilization’
Keeping restorative justice in the family
Two of the…
2007 Changemaker: Connie Perpich & Planned Parenthood
Reproductive justice: increasing low-income women's access to contraception
2007 Changemaker: TADA!
Teens Against Dating Abuse spread the message about dating abuse to ‘tween girls
2007 Changemaker: Vednita Carter & Breaking Free
Working with police to hold johns accountable
2007 Changemaker: Sheila Wellstone Institute
The most important thing you can do is to make sure legislators and candidates will support sexual assault funding.
Accidental American
"I didn't know what asylum meant, but I felt it had to be better than war."
Birds & Bees
What are Minnesota’s public schools teaching about sex? The answer may surprise you.
S.E.X. talk
Heather Corinna provides accurate information for teens
Silent no more
Contrary to popular belief, ovarian cancer does have symptoms


For 2025 coverage, Minnesota Women’s Press earned a community leadership award, three photography awards, and four editorial awards, including for coverage of social issues and for our Spring 2025 “Know Your Rights” special section supported by Unidos MN. Our publisher was named Journalist of the Year by Violence Free Minnesota for gender-based violence coverage.