Meet the League: Jessica Jones (Blog) 8/28/2015 In honor of 95 years of Making Democracy Work®, LWVVUS staff members are sharing stories about their work with the League. Jessica Jones, Grassroots…
Celebrate Women's Equality Day with our Fun Quiz (Blog) 8/26/2015 Ninety-five years ago today, women finally won the right to vote with the certification of the 19th Amendment! It took just over a year after…
15 Years of Making Democracy Work (Blog) 8/24/2015 For all of 2015, we’ve been celebrating the 95th anniversary of the League of Women Voters. When Carrie Chapman Catt founded the League, she charged…
95 Years after the 19th Amendment – The Fight for Equality and Voting Rights Continue (Blog) 8/21/2015 EDITORIAL NOTE: This article originally appeared on the Huffington Post. Ninety-five years ago, after tireless work by generations of advocates, the…
95 Years Ago: A Final Step Towards the 19th Amendment and Women’s Right to Vote (Blog) 8/18/2015 In 1920, a single vote in the Tennessee legislature guaranteed that the 19th Amendment, securing women the right to vote would, at last, become law.…
California League Helps Restore Voting Rights to 60,000 Formerly Incarcerated People (Blog) 8/17/2015 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Helen Hutchison, president of the League of Women Voters of California The League of Women…
League Statement on the Death of Civil Rights Leader Julian Bond (Press Release) 8/17/2015 Washington, DC - The following is a statement on the death of civil rights leader Julian Bond by Elisabeth MacNamara, President of the League of…
Meet the League: Catherine Collins (Blog) 8/14/2015 In honor of 95 years of Making Democracy Work®, LWVVUS staff members are sharing stories about their work with the League. Catherine Collins,…
League of Women Voters of Oklahoma Helps Bring State into Compliance with the National Voter Registration Act (Blog) 8/13/2015 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Sheila Swearingen, president of the League of Women Voters of Oklahoma At the end of July, the…
Learning from Candidate Debates (Blog) 8/10/2015 EDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was written by our intern, Anne Gleich Civic engagement can come in many forms – it can be as simple as voting, it…