Perspectives

Resiliency, Energy, and Hope in 2023: Editor’s Letter and TOC

11/29/2023

“No matter what you do you are part of history. If you buy an orange or ride in a car or decide to have a baby, you are making history. Don’t tell yourself that it is not up to you to write the true history. Who is to write it if not you? You live it. You make it. You write it.” — Meridel Le Sueur

2023 Changemaker Hli Xyooj: Bridging the Hmong Community

11/29/2023

“How do I empower myself by empowering my community?”

Minnesota Women Labor Journalists Uplifted Working People for Decades

11/29/2023

I’m still learning about the writers I’ve mentioned here, many of whom are left out of the usual lists of pioneering journalists and women.

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Three Decades Covering Gender-Based Violence

11/27/2023

Many of the stories we have published over the decades are not significantly different from today.

Commentary: Why We Need Volunteers to Work on Behalf of Our Most Vulnerable Children

11/10/2023

“I could never do what you’re doing.” Over the…

Election Highlights: Saint Paul Elects All-Women City Council

11/08/2023

Nadia Mohamed, a young candidate in Saint Louis Park, is the first Somali-American mayor. Saint Paul elects an all-women city council. Several newcomers do well in Minneapolis. Nationally, protecting abortion rights rose significantly in states like Ohio and Virginia.

SERIES: Q&A With Robin Wonsley on Minneapolis Policing, Housing, and Socialism

11/06/2023

We had a lengthy conversation with Minneapolis city council member Robin Wonsley for her perspectives on public safety and housing. She has been a strong voice advocating for major changes in both issues. As one of the state's few Socialist candidates elected to office, we also wanted to unpack ideology with her.

Problems Into Action: Editor’s Letter and TOC

10/25/2023

“If the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.” — Madeleine L’Engle

Little Rescue on the Prairie

10/25/2023

I have been involved in animal rescue in…

Expressing Ourselves Throughout History

10/25/2023

Exploring, nurturing, and truly feeling gender is not something reserved for queer people, or for young people.

Crystalized View: Worthington’s Need for a Unifying Space

10/09/2023

I was witness to stories of inequality, pain, trauma, and disconnection, while marveling at the collective power of what could be: why they stay, and the future they envision for their children and grandchildren.

Hometown Series: Concerns Raised in Worthington

10/09/2023

Minnesota Women’s Press visited Worthington and talked with 30 residents about their experiences in the city. Most participants who came to the discussion were from immigrant communities — including Mexico, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Laos.

Land Remembers: Editor’s Letter and TOC

09/27/2023

“I was struck by how our understanding of the place we live is shaped as much by what we do know about its history as what we don’t know."

Restoring (Some of) Turtle Island

09/27/2023

According to the TRUTH Project research, the U.S. government paid the Dakota two cents per acre in 1851. Circle News reported the land was then sold for 251 times that amount.

Tapestry: Where Does the Land Remember?

09/27/2023

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