Bridging the Political Divides: Rural Women Running

Rural women running for political office this year gathered in a park near the Mississippi River in central Minnesota. Here is some of what they said. "It is going to be fast, and it is going to be hard, but we can get this done. I am done hearing that women cannot win, because look at us here.”

By: Mikki Morrissette

Outlets: Minnesota Women's Press

Published: August 4, 2026

Words: 2,183

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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At a large gathering of rural voices in June — a potluck party along the river in Palisade, a Minnesota town of less than 200 people — women shared their perspectives about culture, politics, and the nature of mutual aid in all communities.

Shanai Matteson, who co-created the event, said she was inspired because she started to hear in many spaces the story that women cannot win, women cannot be leaders, “no one will …

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