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Midwest Mujeres

Midwest Mujeres

Midwest Mujeres Inc. is a mentorship collective for multicultural women’s entrepreneurial or career growth. They focus on storytelling, networking, mentoring, marketing, and helping Latinas build their platforms to close the wage gap for all women. The organization, led by founder and CEO Araceli Esparza, has partnered with “Wisconsin Life” to share stories about women of color living in southern Wisconsin.

Latest Contributed Stories

Yazmin Lopez on the UW-Madison campus just before recording her "Wisconsin Life" and Midwest Mujeres story on April 13, 2023. (Angela Major/WPR)

April 18, 2024

Building community and finding purpose with Yazmin Lopez of Katharisma Cleaning

In a partnership with Midwest Mujeres, WPR's "Wisconsin Life" shares the stories of six women of color working to build community and better themselves in southern Wisconsin. == Having a kid can ...
Tamara Thompson holds her one month-old daughter, Demara, at a press conference announcing the Birth Equity Act at the Wisconsin State Capitol on October 12, 2021. (Courtesy of Tamara Thompson)

April 11, 2024

‘It happened to me’: Doula Tamara Thompson on losing a child

In a partnership with Midwest Mujeres, WPR’s “Wisconsin Life” shares the stories of six women of color working to build community and better themselves in southern Wisconsin. In another story in this series, ...
Tamara Thompson on the UW-Madison campus after recording her "Wisconsin Life" and Midwest Mujeres story on April 13, 2023. (Maureen McCollum/WPR)

April 4, 2024

‘All power to the pregnant people’: Waukesha’s Tamara Thompson on life as a doula

In a partnership with Midwest Mujeres, WPR’s “Wisconsin Life” shares the stories of six women of color working to build community and better themselves in southern Wisconsin. == When Tamara N. Thompson became ...
Shadayra Kilfoy-Flores on the UW-Madison campus just before recording her "Wisconsin Life" and Midwest Mujeres story on April 13, 2023. (Angela Major/WPR

March 28, 2024

Madison community organizer Shadayra Kilfoy-Flores on police accountability

In a partnership with Midwest Mujeres, WPR's "Wisconsin Life" shares the stories of six women of color working to build community and better themselves in southern Wisconsin. == Shadayra Kilfoy-Flores is involved ...
Samantha Green on the UW-Madison campus just before recording her "Wisconsin Life" and Midwest Mujeres story on April 13, 2023. (Angela Major/WPR)

March 21, 2024

‘Nothing is impossible’: Madison’s Samantha Green driven by change and camping dreams

In a partnership with Midwest Mujeres, WPR's "Wisconsin Life" shares the stories of six women of color working to build community and better themselves in southern Wisconsin. == Samantha Green of Madison ...
Katalina Sanchez, owner of Graffiti Nail Salon, on the UW-Madison campus just before recording her "Wisconsin Life" and Midwest Mujeres story on April 13, 2023. (Angela Major/WPR)

March 14, 2024

Travel inspires tiny nail art painted by Katalina Sanchez of Graffiti Nail Salon

In a partnership with Midwest Mujeres, WPR's "Wisconsin Life" shares the stories of six women of color working to build community and better themselves in southern Wisconsin. == Katalina Sanchez of Madison ...
Angela Morgan on the UW-Madison campus just before recording her "Wisconsin Life" and Midwest Mujeres story on April 13, 2023. (Angela Major/WPR)

March 7, 2024

Love of daughters, cooking fuels Angela Morgan of Food Junkies Catering

In a partnership with Midwest Mujeres, WPR's "Wisconsin Life" shares the stories of six women of color working to build community and better themselves in southern Wisconsin. == Angela Morgan of Madison ...
 
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