For Portland Monthly’s fifth annual Oregon Woman issue, we spoke to fearless pioneers in Portland and beyond: Indigenous activists and creative super-nerds, executive directors and prison educators. Some are forward-thinking power brokers. Others are working to disrupt and upend power structures themselves. But each of our 2019 Oregon Women share one key trait: the desire to forge dramatic change in our state.
Women of Color Are the Majority on the Multnomah County Commission. It’s a Big Deal.
Turns out it matters who has a place at the table, even when you’re talking about soil erosion and transportation funding. Welcome to the matriarchy.
6 Amazing Oregon Women-Led Projects
From serious documentaries to full-contact football to sex education, here are six local projects changing the game.
Meet the Portland Woman Penning the Words for Nike’s LeBron James Commercials
She's a comics nerd, marketing whiz, and possible superhero.
At Coffee Creek Women’s Prison, Mercy Corps Teaches Women How to Be the Boss
The nonprofit’s first of its kind LIFE program helps inmates think like entrepreneurs (and stay out of jail, too).
On Vailey Oehlke’s Watch, the Multnomah County Library Is Anything But by the Book
The library's director has built our system into a cutting-edge program envied the world over.
One Indigenous Activist Is Making a Place for Two Spirit People in Portland
Candi Brings Plenty has a history of making change happen.
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