Editor’s Letter

Thanks to a cat-sitting opportunity through an old friend, I recently had a chance to spend nine days in New

Melissa Petrangelo Scaia: “My frustration is not that we do not know how to end violence against women. It is that we have not changed the thinking that women are less.”

The people in these pages remind us that this moment in time is very much connected to what came before and what will follow.

The long-standing experiment in clear-cutting the environment in order to prioritize one objective does not work.

How do we build true equality without duplicating the short-lived experiment of Reconstruction after the Civil War?

“Walking through darkness with thoughts full of colors.” — Prajakta Mhadnak

How are women leading the way forward in exposing the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives crisis and fostering healing?

The extensive reporting of this issue, in print and online, would not have been possible without a generous grant from The Minneapolis Foundation.

This issue offers a look at the spectrum of experiences people of marginalized genders are navigating while sheltering in place.

Coverage will be focused on past, present, and future women who are helping to move our society away from one in which only a small percentage thrives.

Our readers and community-based writers are integral to what we do.

A publication like ours is created based on the passions of our audience, which is why we seek your input