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…
Chingwell’s Mutombu’s global village
"I cannot change the world, but I can start with one person, knowing that it will grow. The ripple effects can be huge."
Big dreams
Single with kids, student mothers beat the odds
Invested
One of the biggest differences between men and women? The way we invest—or don’t invest—our money.
2007 Changemaker: Connie Perpich & Planned Parenthood
Reproductive justice: increasing low-income women's access to contraception
2007 Changemaker: Nancy Scheibe
Gathering women's wisdom while paddling the Mississippi
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: Julie Hellwich
Julie Hellwich and her Smart Women™ creations are making social change through business.
2007 Changemaker: Sheila Wellstone Institute
The most important thing you can do is to make sure legislators and candidates will support sexual assault funding.
2007 Changemaker: Pakou Hang
"We will never win if we don't run. We have to try."


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.