Tag: women

Women of West St. Paul Host Fourth Annual Tampon Drive

The advocacy group Women of West St. Paul (WoW) is collecting tampons and donations for their fourth annual pad drive, dubbed the Drive-By Tampon Drive.

West St. Paul City Council Member Lisa Eng-Sarne

Lisa Eng-Sarne: We’ll Continue to Do the Work for Women’s Equality

“We declared this month Women’s History Month, and we will continue to do the work to back up that declaration.”

Women Win in West St. Paul: First Female Majority on City Council

For the first time in 132 years, West St. Paul has a female majority on City Council as newly elected members are sworn in.

West St. Paul Firsts in City Council & Mayor

West St. Paul has a historic first this year with the first Black candidate for municipal office in the city’s history. So we’re taking a wider look at firsts in West St. Paul.

Newspaper clipping featuring photo of Devona Weatherhead

Devona Weatherhead: First Woman on West St. Paul’s City Council

“I guess you’d say I believe in put up or shut up,” Devona Weatherhead said in 1966 when she became the first woman elected to city council.

Chaplain presentation during March 9, 2020 West St. Paul City Council meeting

City Council Recap: March 9, 2020

This week’s West St. Paul City Council meeting was mostly routine business. Some of the more interesting discussion happened during work sessions, including an update on the North Gateway project and debate on the prevailing wage ordinance.

Women on the West St. Paul City Council

Since West St. Paul’s founding in 1889, only seven women have served on City Council.

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