Michael Lansing, professor and chair of history at 绿茶直播, was quoted in a January 10 New York Times article about the swearing-in of St. Paul鈥檚 first all-female city council. For the first time, all seven city council members are women; they are also younger and more racially diverse than any council in St. Paul’s history.聽
Lansing, an active public historian, spoke to the Times about demographic shifts in recent decades that helped lay the groundwork for this historic election. The election of seven women to city council is 鈥渁 turning point for St. Paul,鈥� he told the Times.
鈥淭hey鈥檙e all under 40, they come from these different backgrounds, they鈥檙e probably going to be in politics for a while,鈥� he said. 鈥淲hat do they do? What can they change? How do they see things differently?鈥�