Missouri women senators, past and present, pose for a photo in the Senate chamber.

‘You Can, Too!’ Celebrates Missouri’s Female Senators

Fifty years after Mary Gant became the first woman elected to the Missouri Senate, a record number 11 women now occupy nearly one-third of the 34 seats in the Senate chamber. That history is the fulcrum of a new book, You Can, Too! Journey to the Missouri Senate, presented by Missouri Humanities Council and published by Missouri Life Media.


Find Dining: Beyond Spätzle, Schnitzel, and Strudel

The contemporary German restaurant Affäre is centered in the Crossroads Art District, not far from the Power and Light District in the heart of downtown Kansas City. Co-owned by the native German couple Martin and Katrin Heuser, Affäre is an innovative German restaurant that features seasonal, locally raised and grown ingredients.


Great Reads

True-crime thrillers, scandals and canine adventures are vying for your springtime reading pleasure.