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Reproductive Rights Are on the Ballot (Blog)

11/1/2022

In June 2022, the US Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and ending the federal constitutional right to…

Latina Activist You Should Know: Jamie Sarai Margolin (Blog)

10/6/2022

Most of us know or have heard of the Latino trailblazers like Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, and Sylva Rivera – but we sometimes forget to highlight the youth activists who are currently fighting for…

League of Women Voters plant 19th Amendment garden at courthouse (News Clips)

9/25/2022

This story was originally published in The Herald-Dispatch. Members of the League of Women Voters of the Huntington Area recently established a flower garden at the Cabell County Courthouse.

LWVUS Urges the Senate to Pass the Respect for Marriage Act (Legal Document)

9/20/2022

The League signed onto a letter calling on the US Senate to pass the Respect for Marriage Act, which would ensure that all federal benefits are available to married couples no matter where they live…

LWVUS Joins Call to Protect Old Growth Forests (Legal Document)

8/30/2022

LWVUS sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and Interior Secretary Haaland to comment on oldgrowth trees and forests should be defined/managed to provide the greatest climate benefits

DC Reproductive Rights Depend on Statehood (Blog)

8/18/2022

While abortion justice is necessary for the people of DC, our lack of statehood means we have little control over the future of reproductive rights. Until DC becomes a state and has, like all…

Why Oceans are Part of the Climate Solution (Blog)

8/18/2022

Even if you live a thousand miles from the nearest coast, oceans —which make up nearly seventy percent of our blue planet — affect your life. As human carbon emissions warm our atmosphere, the ocean…

Quiz: How Well Do You Know America's Female Democracy Icons? (Blog)

8/16/2022

You may consider yourself a history buff, but how well do you know the women who shaped our democracy? Test your knowledge and learn a thing or two with this quiz!

LWVUS Urges Congress to Support the National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act (NCARS) (Legal Document)

8/2/2022

The League signed onto a letter to select legislators urging them to support the National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act (NCARS; S. 3531).

Women's Inequality Day (Article)

8/1/2022

August 26, otherwise known as Women's Equality Day, marks the anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment. Yet today, fewer rights than they'd had in decades. In August 2022, we launched our…