
What Our Parks Need
Photo by Sarah Whiting
I grew up in Homewood, a planned neighborhood…

Two Countries, Two Elder Care Systems
Photo by Sarah Whiting
For many years I have watched my maternal…

Broken System
The Crisis of Elder Abuse in Minnesota
Kristine Sundberg,…

Peggy Flanagan: Feminist Mom-in-Chief
Photo by Sarah Whiting
To get to the office…

My Grandmother Eugenie Anderson
Eugenie Moore Anderson (Courtesy photo)
Eugenie Moore Anderson…

Angela Conley: Creating a Feminist Space in Government
Photo by Sarah Whiting
How did you get the idea to run…

Sen. Amy Klobuchar Steps Into Presidential Race
excerpted from her speech February 10, 2019
My mom, a…

Healing in Community
MWP Conversations: #3
At the January 2019 event, “MWP Conversation:…

2018 Changemaker: Maria Regan Gonzalez
Maria Regan Gonzalez (Photo by Sarah Whiting)
Mayor-elect…

Re-Envisioning Equity
When diverse voices are not invited, or do not feel welcome, to join conversations in rooms where important decisions are being made, the dollars that are distributed don’t include that community.

Twin Sisters in Public Service
Jane Leonard and Karin Sonneman
With an unprecedented number…

WOW: Encouraging East African Women Leaders
Photo by Sarah Whiting
Habon Abdulle wanted a change. The…


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