Fertility stress
All too many couples struggle to conceive
The constant gardener
Mimi Hottinger has come to terms with the abuse that shattered her childhood
Minnesota’s legislating women
Can 70 women restore health care funding?
Destiny? Fate? When you have the breast cancer gene
“Blue Velvet” sculpture by Minnesota artist Melody Villars.…
Dark night of the soul
Linda MacRunnels faced more than her own mortality when she fought breast cancer
The right stuff
It’s more expensive to buy organic. But what’s the true cost?
Role Modeling
How nude modeling helps keep my body-image demons in check.
Kitchen-table activism
The Women’s Environmental Institute hopes to educate, mobilize & affect change with pointed questions about toxins in our neighborhoods, homes and food.
A mysterious illness changed her life
"I'm idealistic. I want everybody to not only access healthy food for themselves but for the sustainability of our planet. "-
An ounce of prevention
The FDA has approved a vaccine that should prevent most cervical cancer, but only for women who aren’t yet sexually active
Fueling economic empowerment— with food
Cooperative connects health and wealth
The body electric
At Suzanne River’s school, students come to know their bodies from the inside out


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.