Boston Looks Ahead To A Historic Mayoral Election Between 2 Women

The general election campaign for Boston mayor is underway. City councilors Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George topped the field in Tuesday's preliminary election and were out on the campaign trail Wednesday.

Leanne Doherty, who teaches a class at Simmons University about female political leadership in Boston, joined WBUR's All Things Considered to discuss the historic race.