Minnesota Women's Press

Minnesota Women's Press
Cover by Carla Rodriguez in September 2020
Editor/PublisherMikki Morrissette
CategoriesFeminism
FrequencyMonthly
Total circulation35,000[1]
FoundedApril 1985 (1985-04)
First issueApril 1985
CompanyMinnesota Women's Press LLC
CountryUnited States
Based inMinneapolis
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.womenspress.com
ISSN1085-2603

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.[2]

History

Begun in 1984[3] 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 publisher and editor.[2]

Editorial content

The magazine publishes articles about women and nonbinary people living and working in Minnesota, and areas of focus include politics, reproductive rights, business, philanthropy, education, and culture.[2]

Awards

Minnesota Women's Press won several awards in the Minnesota Newspaper Association's 2023-2024 Better Newspaper Contest in the categories of "best magazine article," "human interest story," "best magazine photography," and "photography portrait and personality."[4] In 2024, the magazine received DomesticShelters.org's Purple Ribbon Award in the category of "outstanding awareness event or campaign" for its coverage of gender-based violence.[5]

Other projects

  • The book 35 Years of Minnesota Women was published in 2020 to commemorate the magazine's 35th anniversary[6] and sold out its first edition.[7]
  • A Minnesota Women's Directory is published annually.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Detailed Newspaper Listings by City" (PDF). Minnesota Newspaper Association. 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "About". Minnesota Women's Press. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  3. ^ "Marcia Appel; Minnesota Women's Press, Inc. Oral History Project". Minnesota Historical Society. 1999–2000. p. 10. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  4. ^ "Better Newspaper Contest | Minnesota Newspaper Association". mna.org. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  5. ^ "Purple Ribbon Awards". DomesticShelters.org. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  6. ^ Rosenblum, Gail (December 31, 2020). "Minnesota Women's Press celebrates 35 years of reporting about and by women". Star Tribune. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  7. ^ "Book Available!". Minnesota Women's Press. Retrieved December 31, 2020.


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