PARAMOUNT, Calif. — The city of Paramount is making history during Women’s History month.

All five seats are filled by women for the first time in the city’s history.

Mayor Brenda Olmos was born and raised in Paramount and dreamed of being the city’s leader.

“I was a young girl thinking, wow, I want to be a mayor one day,” she said.

Olmos now leads an all-female council that the city believes is the fourth all-female council in the state's history.

Olmos was mentored by other women to lead, even when society didn’t always think women should.

“I think a lot of people portray women back in the day, even being from a Latino community, as we were moms who stayed home and took care of kids,” she said. “I think now, we are in this position where we are getting educations, and we are having a bigger voice in the community.”

Olmos works alongside Vice Mayor Vilma Cuellar Stallings, who has also lived in the city for decades. Cuellar Stallings was tapped by another woman to consider city politics and believed she could do it because she was raised by two strong Latina women.

“My mom and my tia taught me that there was nothing impossible that a woman couldn’t do,” Cuellar Stallings said.

Today, women hold nearly 39% of California city seats, according to Grassroots Lab. LA County is also making history as it has its first all-female board of supervisors.

The Paramount city council is leading at a historic time. Olmos thinks about the legacy they leave behind and hopes it’s unity.

“No matter what sex, age, demographic, gender that you are, just run,” she said. “If you want to be involved in your community, take that opportunity and run and represent your city.”

The council hopes to one day start a mentorship program to expose young women to city leadership.

The city unveiled a sculpture this week to commemorate the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote. It’s also in honor of the all-female city council.