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Her singing eases funeral pain

Jayanthi Kyle (photo by Kaylynn Raschke) "There are funerals…

Strong Women

We asked women to talk about a strong woman who inspired them

Marcia Zimmerman

My mother-in-law, a humble hero

Vednita Carter

My grandmother, my guiding light

Birthday Girls: Now they are 30

Maggie, Stephonjia and Suzanne are the same age as the Minnesota…

Sherrie Fernandez-Williams: Writing toward hope

How New Yorker Sherrie Fernandez-Williams found her voice - and herself - in Minnesota

Leveling the playing field in girls’ books

Shelly Boyum-Breen (Courtesy Photo) I vividly remember the…

Sia Her: Cultural bridge builder

"The greatest challenge I as an American of Hmong descent have experienced in my life is that constant effort to be true to myself."

2014 Changemaker: Barb Greenberg

"It is empowering when you find your courage again. You don't need a prince to rescue you - you've rescued yourself."

2014 Changemaker: Ethelind Kaba

"This is a more proactive way of looking at the experience of being a girl. The goal is to get some of these girls in to talk about issues before there's a problem."

Darlene Bell: Big Sister by choice

"It was life-changing for me because it changed my way of thinking, it changed my way of life. ... It did make a difference, in her life and in mine."

Ritual co-creator Kaia Svien

"In embracing what is being left behind, it allows us to birth something new. Treating our loss honorably is the seed for what can emerge."