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"Being a female in a male-dominated environment has not been a problem," said Tasha Hamil, "and while it is a little different, it's been fun."

Women, of course, have been steadily moving forward to hold jobs previously held exclusively by men. Sixty years ago, if a woman worked outside the home, she primarily had the choice of nurse, teacher, secretary or airline stewardess. Now, spurred on by equal rights and civil rights legislation over a few decades, the number of women moving into roles formerly exclusive to men has been skyrocketing. The community of Alva has been a leader in this shift...