Word: yoncalla
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Walsh, who has worked at the Center for American Women and Politics for nearly 30 years, says Casselberry is a classic model of how women sweep a local government. One of the earliest precedents was in 1920, when the women of Yoncalla, Ore., celebrated winning the right to vote by electing an entirely female municipal government. "These things don't happen without intervention," explains Walsh. "Women often don't feel like they're qualified to run. They probably are, but they need to feel the push of someone asking them...