Diva Rags

Profile: Ashley Lauren uses fashion to make change

Garden activist

Profile: For northeast Minneapolis resident Joyce Vincent, the floral is political

To-do list

Profile: Clareyse Nelson has checked off many accomplishments on her list of 65 things

Lifelong peacenik

Profile: Jeannette Watland builds bridges, not walls

Black feminist politics

Profile: Duchess Harris encourages black women to embrace the word feminism

MWP Birthday Girls

Profile: Catching up with Maggie, Stephonjia and Suzi. Now they are 25

Peace teacher

Profile: Karen Rusthoven's vision for public-school education

Baby love

Profile: Helping young mothers learn about breastfeeding is Barb King's mission.

Look out Las Vegas

Profile: Rox Tarrant, one of Minnesota's funniest comedians, is about to make her Las Vegas debut

Tough questioner

Profile: Kari Xiong talks about privilege, power and gym clothes

'Pace Yourself'

Profile: Marathoner Stacey Millett is all about moving forward-steady and fast

Billie & brittle

Profile: Thomasina Petrus is on many career paths

Life with books

Profile: Connie Hill's personal and professional lives have always included the written word

Dream fulfilled

Profile: June Kim 'liberated herself' from Korean tradition and became a doctor

Dairy diva

Profile: Barb Liebenstein is feeding the world from Dundas, Minn.

Natural legacies

Profile: Going "greenly" into that good night. Theresa Purcell is an advocate of green burials.