GIGGLE FEST
byBy Rachel Werner CAPTURING AN audience’s attention is second nature to Dina Martinez. The once choir boy turned drag queen and now stand-up comedian…
LOCAL WOMEN
A PERFECT STORM OF EXPERIENCE
by BRAVABy Emily Leas BORN IN MEXICO to a teen mom, Jessica Cavazos has traveled far to her new role as the executive director of…
COOPERATIVE VENTURE
by Shelby DeeringBy Shelby Deering ANYA FIRSZT, the general manager of Willy Street Co-op, embodies the humble yet powerful spirit of Madison. Firszt has served as…
UNLEASH THAT INNER VOICE
by BRAVABy Jenie Gao A photo of a young woman flashes on the screen behind BRAVA speaker Sandy Eichel, and Eichel begins to explain to…
RUN, WOMEN, RUN
by BRAVABy Lisa Bauer Hayley Young was in high school in 2011 when Governor Scott Walker signed Act 10 into law, sparking huge protests at…
RUN, WOMEN, RUN
by BRAVABy Lisa Bauer Women weren’t elected to Wisconsin’s state house until 1925 when three were elected “assemblymen” – the title was changed to “representative”…
RUN, WOMEN, RUN
by BRAVABy Lisa Bauer While women of color make up more than 35 percent of the U.S. population, they constitute only 6.2 percent of the…
RUN, WOMEN, RUN
by BRAVAThe League of Women Voters is one of the most prominent bodies in both national and state politics. They’re a bipartisan effort to mobilize…
SHIFTING SILHOUETTES
by Rachel WernerSteph Hagens’ design style isn’t easily typecast, and she likes it that way.