2008 Changemakers: Talking Suitcases tell unique life stories
"These are thoughtful, courageous, and sensitive women. As they worked, more and more memories came alive."
2008 Changemaker: Wendy Rahn
"There's a core group that are really attached to the studio-and it's not just the studio, it's the community."
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: MPOWER camp: math + science = tons of girl fun
"We are empowering urban girls through science and mathematics."
2008 Changemaker: Infinity Project
"We're moving backward in the percentage of women judges appointed."
2008 Changemaker: Kathryn Kysar’s “Riding Shotgun”
"It's a rare look into the lives of 21 very different mothers as seen through the honest and unflinching lens of their daughters."
2008 Changemaker: Mujeres en Liderazgo
"When they first started, they were really shy, and really nervous about giving their opinion to the group. That has changed."
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


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.