Throughout the month of March for Women’s History month, The Takeaway is joining forces with the Center for American Women and Politics to bring you the stories of Women Leading Locally.

We’re talking to women breaking barriers, shattering ceilings, holding office and holding it down right where they're changemaking directly touches lives. We kicked off this series with one of our partners in this endeavor, Debbie Walsh, director for CAWP at Rutgers University.