Storytelling
We publish women's stories, photos, history, businesses, organizations and movements, in print, online, on the podcast and on social.
What the movement stands for
Six pillars guide everything We The Women publishes, hosts and builds — from the weekly column to the national launch.
Mentorship
We connect mentors and mentees through circles, conversations and resources, so experience is passed forward.
Civic Engagement
We promote voter registration, local issue education, public meetings and community voice, nonpartisan, forward.
Business & Economic Power
We support women-owned businesses through spotlights and a sponsor-supported directory.
Culture & History
We teach the histories of women who led before colonization and across generations, stories that were erased or never told.
Healing & Unity
We replace jealousy, gatekeeping, gossip and competition with collaboration and respect. Her win is our win.
From story to voice to vote
The six-week activation
The campaign is announced on stage at the La Prensa Texas Gala on September 23, 2026, then moves into six weekly themes leading to November 3 — bringing another woman with us every step.
Week 1
We Remember
History, pledge and story collection.
Week 2
We Speak
Testimony videos and voice prompts.
Week 3
We Support
Women-owned businesses and mentors.
Week 4
We Learn
Voter education and official state resources.
Week 5
We Vote
Voting plans and early voting.
Week 6
We Rise
Daily reminders, pledge updates and Election Day activation.
Women's stories from this year's paper
We The Women grows out of stories La Prensa Texas has been publishing all year — the women behind our history, our markets and our next generation.
Sep 8, 2026
We the Women Are Not Becoming Powerful, We Are Remembering
The Puro San Anto Awards (The Puro Awards) Tagline: Honoring the Heart, Soul, and Sabor of San Anto Presented By: La Prensa Texas 1. Puro Corazón (Community, Activism & Unsung Heroes) The heartbeat of the city, honoring the…
By Yvette Tello
Aug 27, 2026
The Family Degree, Unapologetic Ambition, and the Standard of Somos Poder
On the office wall of Dr. Priscilla Aguilar hangs a photograph that anchors everything she does: an image of her grandmother on her hands and knees, laboring in the agricultural fields. To this day, her grandmother cannot speak…
By Celinda De La Fuente
Jul 21, 2026
Disruptor with a Heart: How Allison De Paoli is Changing Healthcare
We have all heard it before, mi gente: a single mother with two young children unsure she could even add her kids to her healthcare plan due to the rising costs of plans without any explanation. Without any warning. But for one…
By Celinda De La Fuente
Sep 17, 2026
Carmen Gamez: A Lifetime of Serving La Gente
Carmen Gamez does not measure a life's work by titles and bank accounts. She measures it by the warmth in a child's shoes, the pride in a young man's suit, and the quiet dignity restored to familias aqui en San Anto…
By Yvette Tello
Sep 17, 2026
The Family Degree, Unapologetic Ambition, and the Standard of Somos Poder
On the office wall of Dr. Priscilla Aguilar hangs a photograph of her grandmother on her hands and knees in the agricultural fields. For Aguilar, that picture is an altar of sacrifice and an unshakeable standard of ganas.
By Celinda De La Fuente
Jul 16, 2026
Shelly Lares: A Tejana Voice for Faith, Legacy, and Women Rising
Interview by Celinda De La Fuente Shelly Lares has spent most of her life using music to move people. Her voice has carried through dance halls, family celebrations, radio stations, concert stages, classrooms, studios, and now…
By Yvette Tello
Four ways to belong
The circle is free to join and open nationwide. Women lead this movement, and men are invited to stand beside us as ambassadors. Unity means we all rise together.
Members
Join the network for events, programming and a community of women across San Antonio.
Become a memberAmbassadors
Women and men can represent We The Women in their neighborhood, workplace or campus and help the movement grow in unity.
Apply as ambassadorMentors
Share your experience with a mentee working toward career, education or leadership goals.
Apply as mentorMentees
Get paired with a mentor who has walked the path you are on, and build your own network.
Apply as menteeMembership Registration
Free to join. Tell us how you want to take part, member, ambassador, mentor or mentee, and we'll follow up with next steps.
Free member benefits
- Digital member badge
- Monthly conversations and community meetups
- Story submission and feature opportunities in print, online, podcast and social
- Business and nonprofit spotlights
- Mentorship connections
- Civic reminders and sponsor-supported workshops
- The We The Women newsletter
Ambassador Application
Women and men are welcome to represent We The Women in their neighborhood, workplace or campus. Tell us how you're involved in the community and we'll follow up with next steps.
What ambassadors do
- Invite women to sign the pledge
- Share official campaign posts and resources
- Submit local women's stories and nominations
- Host or support small conversations
- Connect women-owned businesses and community partners
- Promote voter registration and civic participation
Ambassador benefits
- Recognition as a We The Women National Ambassador
- Digital ambassador badge
- Features in print, online, podcast and social media
- Networking with leaders and changemakers
- Early access to special opportunities and events
- Leadership development, media visibility and community impact
Women's stories & our history
Since 1913 La Prensa has been the place where our community tells its own story. We The Women continues that work — lifting up the strengths, history, challenges and successes of the women who built San Antonio.
1913, The founding era
The women who kept the presses running
From the paper's earliest years, women set type, sold subscriptions door to door and carried La Prensa into homes across the West Side. Their labor made a Spanish-language press possible in Texas.
Movimiento years
Organizers, teachers and comadres
Mothers and teachers organized around schools, wages and voting rights. La Prensa printed their meeting notices, their letters and their demands when no one else would.
Today
Women building the next San Antonio
Small-business owners, nurses, artists, first-generation graduates and neighborhood leaders. We The Women gathers them into one circle of mentors and mentees so strength keeps getting passed forward.
Have a story about a woman who shaped our community? Send it to our editors — we publish community voices, not crime coverage.
Watch the movement
Video from the campaign and from 113 years of La Prensa Texas.
Video coming soon
We The Women: Join the Circle
We The Women: Join the Circle
The national campaign in the words of the women behind it, ahead of the September 23 launch.
Video coming soon
113 Years of La Prensa Texas
113 Years of La Prensa Texas
How San Antonio's bilingual newspaper of record has covered the community since 1913.
Follow the movement
Join the conversation and share your story with us.
- La Prensa Texas on Facebook
- La Prensa Texas on Instagram
- La Prensa Texas on X (Twitter)
- La Prensa Texas on YouTube
- La Prensa Texas on TikTok
- #WeTheWomen
- #WeTheWomenNational
- #WeTheWomenTexas
- #HerWinIsOurWin
- #UseYourVoice
- #TellTheTruthVote
- #WomenVote2026
- #LaPrensaTexas
Tied together
The national launch happens at the Gala
The Gala on September 23, 2026 is the night We The Women goes national, where the circle is celebrated, funded and formally launched from the stage. Reserve a seat, host a table, or sponsor the movement.
Go to the Gala page