From High Notes To Hard Hats
bySusan C. Cook, director of UW–Madison’s Mead Witter School of Music, learned a thing or two about what makes a great concert hall — and brought it to Madison.
LOCAL WOMEN
Activist Turned Political Candidate
byHeather Driscoll’s career has revolved around working behind the scenes in social activism. In the last couple of years, though, she’s been on the ticket.
How Gloria Ladson-Billings is Educating the System
byDr. Gloria Ladson-Billings has made an impact nationwide, studying African American student achievement.
Kelly Boone: Family First
byKelly and Will Boone live in Madison and are raising their son, Treyson, during a time when parents still have to have tough conversations…
Alex Nieves Reyes: Being the Force for Change
byAlex Nieves Reyes has been a police officer with the Madison Police Department for 12 years.
Lilada Gee: The Defender of Black Girls
byArtist and community activist Lilada Gee’s work is vast, but it centers around one mission: defending Black girlhood, and she’s doing it with her organization and recent podcast, Defending Black Girlhood.
Alex Lindenmeyer: Businesses Must Take a Stand
byWhen the Black Lives Matter movement came to State Street, where Short Stack faces, Alex Lindenmeyer and her employees were quick to jump into the streets alongside them and support Black-centered organizations.
Brandi Grayson: Educating for Empowerment
byBrandi Grayson has been a tireless advocate for Black people in the Madison community by first working with Young Gifted and Black and then launching Urban Triage, Inc.
The Color Picker
byPaint swatches, siding samples and roofing materials line the back of Laurie Lundgren’s charcoal Toyota Prius—which she calls her mobile design studio.
6 Women’s Inspiring Career Changes
byThe six women profiled here created the life they wanted by switching career directions and going down the path they were meant to. They…
