Minnesota Women's Press, Inc., was founded in St. Paul in 1984 by Mollie Hoben and Glenda Martin to publish a biweekly newspaper with a feminist perspective aimed at an audience of Minnesota women. Following a prototype issue created in October 1984, the newspaper entitled Minnesota Women's Press was launched on April 16, 1985. In subsequent years, the organization expanded to include, in addition to the newspaper, BookWomen, a magazine devoted to women writers; the Minnesota Women's Directory, a directory of women's organizations and women in business; a Center for Feminist Reading, which conducts book groups and reading retreats for women; and a membership library of books related to women and women's issues.
From the guide to the Minnesota Women's Press Photograph Collection., 1985-2002., (Minnesota Historical Society)
