2008 Changemaker: MPOWER camp: math + science = tons of girl fun
"We are empowering urban girls through science and mathematics."
Uncommon loss
The Minnesota Women's Press talked to three mothers and several people who work with bereaved parents. These are their stories.
‘Our hip, cool nun’
It would be 57 years before Sister Justina found out her birth name and learned why her mother abandoned her in a basket outside an orphanage.
Consciously dying
Completing the circle: Minnesota women who want to change how we die are at the forefront of the Conscious Dying movement
Soul sister
"It is deeply reassuring that dying can be so beautiful-not to be feared. My fear of dying evaporated while I was with Diane when she died."
The political is personal
Juliana Hu Pegues' political involvement and cultural identity have informed her work from the beginning
Into the light
Women, recovery and spirituality
Photography by Sarah Whiting.
"Quitting…
Chingwell’s Mutombu’s global village
"I cannot change the world, but I can start with one person, knowing that it will grow. The ripple effects can be huge."
2007 Changemaker: TADA!
Teens Against Dating Abuse spread the message about dating abuse to ‘tween girls
2007 Changemaker: Lauretta Dawolo
The KFAI Youth News Initiative brought 10 girls of color into the studio to produce their own stories.
Accidental American
"I didn't know what asylum meant, but I felt it had to be better than war."
Healing the prisoners
Deanna Germain wrote about her experiences as a nurse at Abu Ghraib in Iraq
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.