Honoring Our Right to Vote (Blog) 8/26/2013 Ninety-three years ago today, following over seven decades of tireless advocacy, the 19th amendment became law and women gained the right to vote.…
The Importance of Women in the Civil Rights Movement & Social Justice Organizing (Blog) 8/26/2013 On Thursday, President Elisabeth MacNamara and staff of the League of Women Voters, including Executive Director Nancy Tate, attended the National…
50 Years After the March on Washington, the Fight for Voting Rights Continues (Blog) 8/23/2013 August 24, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington. In 1963, the March on Washington was the largest mass protest in…
LWV Reacts to DOJ Announcement on Texas Voter Photo ID Law (Press Release) 8/22/2013 Statement by Elisabeth MacNamara, President of the League of Women Voters of the United States: Washington, D.C. - "The League of Women Voters is…
North Carolina Politicians Target College Students’ Right to Vote (Press Release) 8/22/2013 North Carolina Politicians Target College Students’ Right to Vote League of Women Voters Calls on Department of Justice and Congress to Act without…