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2012 Changemaker: Susan Strauss

"It's important that the behavior be correctly named because sexual harassment, or any kind of harassment, is a violation of a student's civil rights."

Connecting through grief

"Holding out the hand of friendship in the midst of our pain, that's the real definition of humanity, of being on the planet together."-

High-profile engineer

Rani dreams of the day when female engineering leaders are commonplace.

Creativity wins

"You've got one goal, and how you're going to get there you don't necessarily know ... but there can be these moments of brilliance."

Pelican Rapids: Foster peace

"I believe how a person feels received into a new community has a lot to do with their response to that community later on."

Amy Noehre: Breast cancer poster child

"That's just my attitude in life: Get on with it! I've been told that I'm really strong, and I'm going to be even stronger after all of this."

2011 Changemaker: Northside Women’s Space

"Why do you think a woman would want to sell her body? Would you want to do that? What if that was you?"

2011 Changemaker: Candy Hadsall

"Is it acceptable to have 15,000 cases of chlamydia and no one speaks up about it?"

2011 Changemakers: MCAD students meet WILPF

"Many of us see [this] as an opportunity to raise the next generation of women peacemakers."

2011 Changemakers: Girls Getting Ahead in Leadership

"At GGAL, we're all the same."

Marathon Mary

"I'd rather run long and slow than short and fast. It's my therapy."

Choobideh & lefse

"Ever since I was little my dad and my grandparents have been telling me about Iran. ... I've started understanding that not all laws are just and not all people are treated equal. [It's] an issue I've become very passionate about."