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…
50 Years After the Voting Rights Act Became Law, It Needs to be Restored (Blog) 8/6/2015 Fifty years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act (VRA) into law, calling the day ''a triumph for freedom." The VRA was…
Voting Rights Act Marks Fiftieth Anniversary (Press Release) 8/6/2015 Calls for Restoration of Historic Legislation Sound Nationwide; President Obama Backs National Voter Registration Day Washington, DC – The League of…
League Advocates for Continued Funding to Restore the Great Lakes (Legal Document) 8/5/2015 The League joined other coalition partners in sending a letter to the Office of Management and Budget requesting continued funding for Great Lakes…