
Reclaiming Native Art
“Native people are collected in Natural History museums because that is how we have always been viewed. It helps to perpetuate that idea of us being extinct.”

Creating Joy
Joy Dolo outside Minnesota Children’s Theatre Company, where…

Building Sustainable Community
Kim Norton discusses her vision at the Mayor’s office in Rochester.…

Tapping Into Human Potential
It’s all socially constructed, so you have equal amounts of compassion for the person who’s being battered and the person who’s battering. You’ll never end oppression with oppression.

Perseverance for Veterans
Elaine Wynne works with veterans at her home office in Golden…

Putting the Healthy Into Sexuality
Montoya-Barthelemy is passionate about helping communities find a holistic approach to sexual and reproductive health. As she puts it, “Sexual health is life force.”

Hearing in Community
Valerie Shirley signs with her daughter Sophia Alma Jean Shirley…

Turning Tragedy Into Action
I did not want anyone to forget about who [Philando] was and what he represented as a man — his devotion to his job and the children, always thinking about other people. I wanted to keep his legacy alive by doing the things that he held near and dear to his heart.

Kari Larson: Our Own Changemaker
{photo by Sarah Whiting)
Kari Larson started with Minnesota…

Of Mirrors and Windows
“If [children] see only reflections of themselves, they will grow up with an exaggerated sense of their own importance and value in the world. A dangerous ethnocentrism.”

2018 Changemaker: Asma Mohammed
Photo by Sarah Whiting
Asma Mohammed wants Muslim women to…

2018 Changemaker: Me’Lea Connelly
Me'Lea Connelly (Photo by Sarah Whiting)
Me’Lea Connelly…


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.