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Members of Daughters of Norway Vårblomsten Lodge #40 (Thief River Falls)

Two members of the Daughters of Norway’s Thief River Falls chapter, ca. 1915.

Vårblomsten #40 (Thief River Falls)

Members of Thief River Falls Vårblomsten #40 dressed to waitress at a Norwegian event, ca. 1890s‒1910s.

Freya #1 (Minneapolis)

Daughters of Norway lodge Freya #1 (Minneapolis), ca. 1910s.

The largest secular organization of Norwegian American women to date, the Daughters of Norway, was founded in Minneapolis in 1897. Its creators worked to form a group that focused on women’s needs, their interests, and their connections to Norway.

Lorena Duarte

Lorena Duarte (La Prensa editor) 2001‒2006, ca. 2000s. Used with the permission of Lorena Duarte.

Mario Duarte

Mario Duarte working in Minnesota, ca. 1980s. Oral History Office files, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Mario Duarte

Mario Duarte in the La Prensa office, ca. 2000s. Used with the permission of Lorena Duarte.

La Prensa de Minnesota

La Prensa is the first state-wide Spanish-language and bilingual newspaper in Minnesota dedicated to informing and representing issues pertinent to the Latinx and Chicanx community.