
Out from under: Recovering from addiction
Just by being female, you're at a higher risk for major consequences of substance dependence.

Women Wage Peace
Women Wage Peace, which was founded on the premise that Israeli and Palestinian people had lost hope that there would ever be an agreement, and that women could change that attitude by instilling hope in the population.

50 by 50
Julie Musselman (Courtesy Photo)
Pat, pat, pat.
They…

Lizzo soars Profile: After years of performing with groups, the musician goes solo
Lizzo (Photo Courtesy of Lizzo)
Minneapolis-based musician…

Heather Lindstrom: Working with special-needs inmates
Photograph courtesy of Heather Lindstrom.
"My day is…

Ellen Kennedy: Eliminating discrimination against women
The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

Dr. Edwige Mubonzi: Mobile doctor
Taking a stand for women and girls in war-torn Africa

Changemaker Barbara Porwit: Artist turns health challenges into personal power
by Terri Peterson Smith
"Giving these women an invitation…

2015 Changemakers: The Anna Westin Act
Advocates work to pass legislation to eliminate discrimination for those with eating disorders

Leaving ‘the life’
Kathy Magnuson (photo by Sarah Whiting)
Terry Forliti says…

Gail Harbeck: Outsider Artist
Working to break down boundaries of mental illness

Artist Barbara Porwit: Bam! Pow! Superheroes!
To me, Wonder Woman is what a woman should be: beautiful, strong and caring.


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.