Minnesota Women's Press

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| image_file = Minnesota Women's Press September 2020 cover.png

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| caption = Cover by Carla Rodriguez in September 2020

| editor = Mikki Morrissette

| editor_title = Editor/Publisher

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| frequency = Monthly

| total_circulation= 35,000{{cite web|title=Detailed Newspaper Listings by City|url=http://mna.org/assets/NewspaperListingsByCity.pdf|year=2020|publisher=Minnesota Newspaper Association|accessdate=December 31, 2020}}

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| category = Feminism

| company = Minnesota Women's Press LLC

| founded = {{start date and age|1985|4}}

| firstdate = April 1985

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| based = Minneapolis

| country = United States

| language = English

| website = {{URL|https://www.womenspress.com}}

| issn = 1085-2603

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Minnesota Women's Press is an American feminist monthly magazine founded in 1985, and as such is one of the oldest continuously published feminist platforms in the US. Since 2017, it is published by Mikki Morrissette.{{cite web|title=About|url=https://www.womenspress.com/about-us/|publisher=Minnesota Women's Press|accessdate=December 31, 2020}}

History

Begun in 1984{{cite web|title=Marcia Appel; Minnesota Women's Press, Inc. Oral History Project|url=http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display?irn=10446675|year=1999–2000|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|accessdate=December 31, 2020|page=10}} by Mollie Hoben and Glenda Martin as a biweekly newspaper and launched on April 16, 1985, the publication became a monthly magazine in 2009 under former owners Norma Smith Olson and Kathy Magnuson. On December 14, 2017, Mikki Morrissette purchased the magazine, and serves as the current publisher and editor.

Editorial content

The magazine publishes the stories and aspirations of women who are ordinary and extraordinary, sometimes in their own words, and sometimes written by staff writers. The hope is that change building a better future will come from their collective energy.

Other projects

  • The book 35 Years of Minnesota Women was published in 2020 to commemorate the magazine's 35th anniversary,{{cite news|url=https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-women-s-press-celebrates-35-years-of-reporting-about-and-by-women/600005470/|date=December 31, 2020|accessdate=December 31, 2020|title=Minnesota Women's Press celebrates 35 years of reporting about and by women|author=Rosenblum, Gail|work=Star Tribune}} and sold out its first edition.{{cite web|url=https://www.womenspress.com/buy-book/|title=Book Available!|accessdate=December 31, 2020|publisher=Minnesota Women's Press}}
  • A Minnesota Women's Directory is published annually.

See also

References

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