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Pack your pluck
by BRAVABy Ann Garvin | Photographed by Shanna Wolf One of my first trips alone, I was a college freshman busing it home for my first Thanksgiving break….
The World Awaits – so don’t wait
by BRAVABy Shilagh Mirgain | Photographed by Shanna Wolf I have always loved traveling alone. Perhaps it’s because my mother taught me as a teenager not to be…
Where Freedom Reigns
by Kristine HansenBy Kristine Hansen | Photographed by Shanna Wolf A few days before I turned 30 I boarded a plane in Chicago by myself and woke up…
Pajama Party
by Marni McEnteeBy Marni McEntee | Photographed and styled by Shanna Wolf Imagine if every day were Saturday with the family, cuddling in cozy PJs…
Stopping Violence Against Women
by BRAVADon’t Miss: BRAVA’s February 2016 edition for an in-depth look at the issue of violence against women and how some local groups are working…
Women to Watch: Colleen Butler
by BRAVABy Lisa Bauer COLLEEN BUTLER GREW UP IN A DIVERSE SMALL TOWN. “From as early as I can remember, we were talking about race at…
Women to Watch: Jasmine Zapata
by Rachel WernerBy Rachel Werner DR. JASMINE ZAPATA confronts life’s fragility each day. As a pediatric resident at UW Health American Family Children’s Hospital, Zapata treats…
Women to Watch: Leslie Orrantia
by BRAVABy Marni McEntee ALMOST AS SOON AS Leslie Orrantia starts talking about her work and her goals, she notes that—unlike many of those she’s looking…