Women of the Mississippi: Eva McDonald Valesh

Eva McDonald Valesh was an investigative journalist and labor activist. She exposed unsafe conditions for women workers in the Twin Cities during the late nineteenth century and became a prominent labor writer and speaker.

Women of the MississippiparkconnectionAugust 18, 2020Women of the Mississippi series

Women of the Mississippi: Sharon Day

One foot after the other, Sharon Day walks the waterways of North America, leaving ripples of positive change across the spiritual, political, environmental, and cultural landscapes.

Women of the Mississippi: Reiko Weston

In 1953, Reiko Umetani Weston moved from Japan to Minnesota with her husband, Norman Weston, and her parents. That move would eventually lead to the redevelopment of Minneapolis’s riverfront.

Women of the Mississippi: Peggy Knapp

Peggy came to the Mississippi River through education and storytelling in media, which encouraged her deep understanding of relationships to the river at a cellular level.

parkconnectionApril 23, 2020Women of the Mississippi series