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left to right: Henrietta Leavitt, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, Nancy Grace Roman

Celebrating the achievements of women in astrophysics

Audrey Nowakowski

Michelle Thaller, astrophysicist and the assistant director for science communication at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, recaps integral forgotten historical figures.

This year's Women's Entrepreneurship Week activities return to an in-person format

Mallory Cheng

Stephanie Melnick, owner of She Stands Tall, speaks on this year's events returning to an in-person setting.

Spinn MKE: Milwaukee's first luxury indoor cycling studio owned by a Black woman

Mallory Cheng

While traveling for work, Shakkiah Curtis fell in love with indoor cycling. But the Milwaukeean couldn’t find a fitness studio in the city that played hip-hop or had a community of people who looked like her. So she opened Spinn MKE. She speaks on her journey in opening the studio.

Female Artist are being archived in an effort to highlight more of their work.

Milwaukee Women's Art Library documents today's local artists

Joy Powers

Celeste Contreras Skierski, the Milwaukee Women's Art Library community ambassador and Derrick Webb, head of archives at UW-Milwaukee Libraries, detail the efforts to document local artists' art.

UW-Milwaukee installs latest 'I am not Invisible' campaign to raise awareness of women veterans

Audrey Nowakowski

Yolanda Medina, director of UW-Milwaukee’s Military and Veterans Resource Center and a Marine Corps veteran speaks on the latest installment of the “I Am Not Invisible” campaign, which is on display now at UW-Milwaukee.

What Employers Need to Know About the State of Working Women in Wisconsin Cover

Report: How the pandemic has impacted working women in Wisconsin

Audrey Nowakowski

Kimberly Kane of Kane Communications talks about the reality working women face in Wisconsin as well as the expectations placed upon working parents.

Latino Arts Strings program holds its 10th annual Guitar Festival

Mallory Cheng

Dinorah Márquez, director of the Latino Arts Strings program, and Gohar Vardanyan, an acclaimed classical guitarist and headliner at the event, talk about the tenth annual festival.

Opening Reception, The Warehouse Art Museum, “Rediscovering Ruth Grotenrath”.

Influential Milwaukee artist Ruth Grotenrath honored in new exhibition

Audrey Nowakowski

Annemarie Sawkins, curator of the exhibition “Rediscovering Ruth Grotenrath: All Things Belong To This Earth” at the Warehouse Art Museum, speaks on the Milwaukee artist's career and impact.

(From left to right) Camille Mays, Lynne Woehrle, Jasmine Roberson, and Erica Turner received the 'Spotlight Award' from Rid Racism Milwaukee for their efforts to promote social justice.

Grassroots organizers win 'Spotlight Award' for their work in advancing racial equity in metro Milwaukee

Teran Powell

A local non-profit known as Rid Racism Milwaukee is honoring four women in the metro Milwaukee area with a "Spotlight Award" for the work they do to advance racial equity.

Marina Franklin has been a comedian since 1997, but says it wasn’t until The Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee reached out to ask her to be a keynote speaker that she realized she’s also a feminist.

Comedian Marina Franklin on discovering and reclaiming feminism

Audrey Nowakowski

Marina Franklin has been a comedian since 1997, but says it wasn’t until The Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee reached out this year to be a keynote speaker that she realized she’s also a feminist. Franklin and The Women's Fund executive director Lisa Attonito discuss what being a feminist means today, and how to change and reclaim the concept to be more inclusive.