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Since 1985, Minnesota Women’s Press has centered voices and stories that mainstream media overlooks, as the longest continuously run feminist publication in the United States.
In 2023, we created Changemakers Alliance to develop statewide relationships for discussions about grassroots solutions. As our membership grows, so does our capacity for developing connections and coverage.
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“It has a unique lens on the news, which I don’t find elsewhere — even at publications I admire such as MinnPost and Sahan Journal.”
Storytelling: March 2025 to March 2026
38 stories
Deep reporting on domestic violence, gun violence prevention, and systemic solutions.
Supported by members
97 stories
Our largest series covers mental health, housing, ICE impacts, caregiving, and reimagining justice and safety.
Supported by members and underwriter Joan Gilles
55 stories
From data center development to the commons and conscious consumerism, this series is about re-imagining ecosystems and economies.
NEW Series
Stories by students and others about systemic change and future leaders
Seed funds by Advancing Democracy and Minnesota NOW Foundation
Our March/April issue, “We Keep Us Safe,” focused on the ICE occupation and community response
Our January/February issue focused on data centers
Conversations
Statewide Reporting
Deep Dives Across Minnesota
2025 grants from Press Forward and Lenfest Institute for Journalism allowed us to host listening sessions.
- Farmington: Data Centers
- Mankato: Caregiving
- Rochester: Housing and Domestic Violence
- Saint Cloud: Gender-based Violence
- Winona: Housing
- Grand Rapids: Firearms
- Marshall: Housing and Income Disparities
- Worthington: Housing, Student Needs and Racism
Community Forums
Discussions We Have Hosted
We bring Minnesotans together to talk about issues and solutions, supported by grants and event sponsors.
- Talk & Do #1: Healing Trauma From ICE
- Housing Solutions
- Data Centers and Water Policy
- Minnesota Women’s Press 40th Anniversary Celebration
- Black Women and Mental Health
Awards and Recognitions
For 2025, the state media association recognized Minnesota Women’s Press with eight Top 3 awards, including:
- a community leadership award,
- three photography awards for Sarah Whiting,
- best magazine article, for our story about people who help veterans access health benefits,
- social issues journalism, for our data center coverage
- the Spring 2025 “Know Your Rights” special section we did alongside Unidos MN
- human interest news feature, for our housing story from Winona
Our publisher was named Journalist of the Year by Violence Free Minnesota in 2025 for our gender-based violence coverage. She also received a national recognition for attention to domestic violence.
We also give Badass awards to community members. One of our first awards was given to the Alternatives to Violence Project.
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.