Former Rep. Pat Schroeder, pioneer for women's rights, dies (News Clips) 3/14/2023 This article was originally published in the Associated Press. Former U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder, a pioneer for women’s and family rights in Congress,…
100 Years of the Equal Rights Amendment (Blog) 3/13/2023 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The ERA has a long history of champions who aimed to achieve “…, Griffiths tried again in 1972, and that’s when the hard work of Griffiths and her female colleagues, including Shirley Chisolm (D-NY) and Margaret…, The final three states ratified the ERA beginning in 2018, when Illinois and Nevada propelled successful legislative initiatives toward the finish…, Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) continue to lead the legislation in the Senate. The League is happy to see the leadership of…
International Women's Day & Creating a Safe Digital Space for Women (Blog) 3/8/2023 This blog was written by members of the LWV UN Observer Corps. Today, you can join the United Nations, UN Women, and League of Women Voters UN…, These statistics are just a small portion of what's evidenced everyday - that there is much lacking as far as gender equality in the world of tech!…
League of Women Voters Responds to Senate Vote on DC Criminal Code (Press Release) 3/8/2023 WASHINGTON — Today, League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement after the Senate voted 81-14…
International Women's Day: Women's Vote (News Clips) 3/8/2023 This interview originally aired on WISN 12 News. On this International Women's Day, WISN 12 News is celebrating and highlighting the women making a…
Great Dayton League of Women Voters going strong after 100+ years (News Clips) 3/8/2023 This story originally aired on WDTN. March is National Women’s Month, but March 8 is International Women’s Day. The Miami Valley has its fair share…
Local League of Women Voters celebrating 90 years of advocacy (News Clips) 3/8/2023 This story originally aired on WKBN. In this week’s segment with WKBN Community Affairs Director Dee Crawford, Crawford sits down with Leah Sakacs,…
Selma and Current Threats to the Voting Rights Act (Blog) 3/7/2023 This blog was updated June 20, 2023. Today marks the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, when state and local police attacked hundreds of civil…, The VRA also put in place an affirmative process for voters to sue any jurisdiction for racial discrimination in voting. Section 2 of the VRA, among…, Alabama is home to a government that is currently asking the Supreme Court to eliminate key protections of Section 2 of the VRA, but it is also home…
Letter: Why create more hoops for eligible voters to jump through? (News Clips) 3/7/2023 This letter to the editor was originally published in InForum. In November 2022, less than 43% of North Dakota’s eligible voters turned out to vote…
Grassroots movement seeks solution in Mount Vernon, Lisbon child care desert (News Clips) 3/5/2023 This story was originally published in The Gazette. When the day care center Jessie Thurn relied on to take care of her daughter Ari closed last…