Minnesota’s capital is the first major city in the United States to boast a city council entirely composed of women. Members of the new panel, St. Paul’s youngest and most ethnically diverse to date, say action on housing, climate, and safety is on the docket.
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Experts who track women in politics said St. Paul, with a population of about 300,000 people, is the first large U.S. city they know of with an all-female city council. But even as the council members celebrate the milestone, they are expressing more excitement about what the all-female council can accomplish in the coming year.