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Native American Activist You Should Know: Naelyn Pike (Blog)

11/29/2022

Naelyn Pike is a 23-year-old Chiricahua Apache. As a lifelong fighter, she continues to follow in her grandfather’s — the Apache Stronghold's founder — footsteps in protecting Apache's…

League of Women Voters aims to get Nebraska women involved in government (News Clips)

11/20/2022

This story originally aired on KLKN TV. The League of Women’s Voters of Nebraska is preparing for a busy legislative session in 2023.

How The Roe Decision Mobilized a First-Time Voter (News Clips)

11/7/2022

This interview was originally published by TheSkimm. College freshman and League of Women Voters of New York City intern, Cassidy Recio Brenes, is excited to vote for the first time.

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…

Dottye Ricks: Reject the deceit, misinformation, and just plain hogwash (News Clips)

10/30/2022

This piece was originally published in VTDigger. This commentary is by Dottye Ricks of Barre Town, a Reproductive Liberty Amendment liaison for the League of Women Voters, of which she’s been a…

LWVUS Urges the US Department of Health and Human Services to Allow DACA Recipients to Enroll in Health Insurance Programs (Legal Document)

10/25/2022

The League signed onto a letter to Secretary Becerra of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), urging HHS to allow recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)…

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 Joins Public Statement of Concerns Related to the Impact of Police Funding Bills in the Wake of Dobbs (Legal Document)

9/21/2022

The League of Women Voters of the United States joined a public statement urging Congress not to enact laws that expand federal resources for policing, prosecution, and other criminal-legal practices…

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…