
Mission of hope
Would you give a 2-month-old baby any alcohol? ... The baby gets the same alcohol the mother gets because they have the same bloodstream."

Heartstrings
"I love this business. I love the role we play with mating people to the instruments and giving them a voice by which they can express themselves."

Spreading sunshine
"It makes people happy. It puts a smile on their faces. It is a great reward."

Of daughters, mothers, distance and healing
Kelly Fern (Photo courtesy of Kelly Fern)
Kelly Fern will…

Local music sheroes
Women musicians from Twin Cities bands talk about triumphs,…

Fearless drummer
"Taiko seemed the best of all world. There was culture. There was artistry."

Boulevard blazer Not just a path blazer or a trailblazer, Libby Larsen carves out a wide swath for women in music
Libby Larsen (Photo by Ann Marsden)
Libby Larsen is a rarity…

Comfort Choir —The sacred sound for when there are no words
Morning Star Singers (Photo by Sarah Whiting)
The transformational…

Peace & war
"I was naive when I signed up. I was so upset after I got that [deployment] call. I thought I was going to die. I wasn't going to Spain. I was 19, and it was a lot to handle emotionally."

‘Quita Mitos’ = ‘Myth Remover’
Three Latina women raised on the U.S.-Mexican border, all…

Delete the old files, create new ones
"We must come to the realization that it is OK to put our needs first."

Feminism in action
"I love helping students explore leadership."


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