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2008 Changemaker: Girl-focused education

"We intentionally recruit from underserved populations."

2008 Changemaker: Ann Dwight Lewis

"I have become impatient with those who are intent on dominating organizations and isolating power."

2008 Changemaker: Infinity Project

"We're moving backward in the percentage of women judges appointed."

Hard-hatted woman

"I wondered, 'where can I shine?' I believe you create your own destiny. I decided to use my bilingual skills."

Stretched to the max

"I encourage my clients to have open conversations about money and its place in relationships and life. It is healthy for us to be involved in the creation of a budget, spending and savings plan."

Community grocer

"I was a bra-burning feminist in the '60s, but I've learned that's not an effective way to get things done."

Worship the earth

80 Minnesota congregations pledge their commitment to the environment

Native women lead

The women who lead Minnesota’s American Indian tribes are part of the ancient custom of female leadership in the Native Nations.

What did the Capitol do for women this year?

"Since women make up nearly three-quarters of the low-wage labor force, they were disproportionately affected by the governor's veto of the minimum wage increase. ... A single parent with one child would have to work more than 100 hours a week at minimum wage in order to meet basic needs." - Kris Jacobs, JOBS NOW Coalition

The political is personal

Juliana Hu Pegues' political involvement and cultural identity have informed her work from the beginning

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”