After losing her mother, Marcia Whited turned to tap dance to cope with her depression. Jen Miller offers a profile on how tap dance has allowed one group of women to come together to deal with life changes.

As a mother of four at 30 years old, Beverly Lam has a bucket list of things to do, which includes competing in the Mrs. Maine American Pageant. Smith Galtney documents the work Beverly and other women put forth to prepare for the competition.

As more opportunities grew for women in the workplace, and religious activity became accessible to the lay person, many religious communities saw a drop in numbers. Leith Warlick explores the Sisters of Mercy community and discusses the traditions that they continue to practice at St. Joseph's Convent in Portland.

Whitney Devin documents the lives of three transgender senior women from rural Maine.

Nancy Call, a women living in Maine, is providing a means for Rose Julie Reby, a young girl from Haiti, to recieve heart surgery. Abigail Kienbaum recounts the work that Call does, fostering international children who need medical care, and the opportunities this gives Reby.

Nancy Call, a women living in Maine, is providing a means for Rose Julie Reby, a young girl from Haiti, to receive heart surgery. Noah Fowler captures the work that Call does, fostering international children who need medical care, and the opportunities this gives Reby.

The April 1997 issue of Salt Magazine features stories on women tradesworkers, groundfishing, and Elvis impersonators.

After being threated with being sent to prison, Amy Cobb decided to enter a drug abuse recovery program at Wellspring, Inc.'s Halfway House for women. Amanda Waldroupe discusses how Cobb has to overcome her desire to leave the home, in order to fully recovery.

After being threated with being sent to prison, Amy Cobb decided to enter a drug abuse recovery program at Wellspring, Inc.'s Halfway House for women. Claire Harbage captures how Cobb has to overcome her desire to leave the home, in order to fully recovery.

Shannon Gilchrist documents the work that one woman does as taxi dispatcher and driver.

A recovering drug addict, Cynthia Buzzell attempts to teach young women about the importance of being sober for their children. Cheryl Rau and Molly Graham speak to Buzzell, who discusses her life when she was involved with drugs, and her attempts to recover from her drug abuse.

When pro-life and pro-choice tension grew too large in Portland, Mike Fink decided to find a way to stop protesters from harassing young women going to Planned Parenthood. Peter Frick-Wright documents how Fink turned to humor to protest against the pro-lifer outside his store.