Celebrate the 4th of July by Making Democracy Work (Blog) 7/3/2015 Independence Day marks the birth of our nation and the signing of the Declaration of Independence that outlined the key tenets that our Constitution would be based on.
Celebrating 95 Years of Making Democracy Work at State Conventions (Blog) 6/17/2015 Innovation and inclusion were common themes at this year's state League conventions. Each one discussed the League's celebrated past as prelude to the future of Making Democracy Work for all of us.
League Delegates Attend the Commission on the Status of Women (Blog) 3/18/2015 Over the course of a week, more than 9,000 delegates, including LWV representatives, joined with delegates from UN member states for the 59th annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW59).
8 Throwback Pictures of Empowering Voters – Then & Now! (Blog) 3/11/2015 Hold your mouse over the images to see how the League of Women Voters has helped educate and empower voters – past and present!
Leagues Help Defeat Voter ID Bills in Nebraska and Colorado (Blog) 2/23/2015 The League believes that access to the vote is about equality, not politics. Fortunately, Leagues across the country are fighting discriminatory voter ID bills – and succeeding!
Celebrating Women’s Equality Day and Women’s History (Blog) 8/27/2014 On Women’s Equality Day, I participated in the Women’s History on the Horizon: the Centennial of Women’s Suffrage in 2020 panel at the National Archives.
The Best Way to Celebrate Women's Equality Day? Register to Vote! (Blog) 8/25/2014 This week, as we mark the 94th anniversary of the 19th amendment becoming law, let's honor those brave women and men by engaging and empowering all voters to register to vote.
The Commission on the Status of Women, the United Nations and the League (Blog) 3/27/2014 League members recently attended the United Nation's 58th Commission on the Status of Women. Following World War II, the League of Women Voters helped lead the effort to establish the United Nations.
How Voter ID Laws Disproportionately Impact Women – And What We’re Doing About It (Blog) 1/2/2014 Photo voter ID laws, which are increasingly being rolled out across the country, are particularly costly and burdensome for women.
How to Get the Most Out of a Candidate Debate (Blog) 9/11/2013 This Election Day, millions of Americans across the country will head to the polls to cast a vote. Attending a candidate debate is one of the best ways voters can prepare for the polls. But how can…