Women in Politics from 1920 to 2016 (Blog) 3/31/2016 With Women’s History Month 2016 wrapping up, League president Elisabeth MacNamara joined with other women’s political and history experts at the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum to discuss women’s…
Initiative Celebrates Centennial of Women’s Right To Vote (Press Release) 3/30/2016 “I am excited that the League is part of launching the 2020 Women's Vote Centennial Initiative to remind us of the decades of hard work and perseverance it took to win voting rights for women,” said…
Chester County, PA Coalition Working to Register 9,000 Women to Vote (Blog) 3/18/2016 The Your Vote is Your Voice! Empowered Women Vote seeks to empower women in our community, particularly those underserved, to better engage them in the political process.
Presidents' Day, Primaries and Parties (Blog) 2/14/2016 In honor of our 96th anniversary as well as Presidents’ Day, we are calling upon our supporters to help us in Making Democracy Work and bringing new voters into our electoral process this year.
Screening Suffragette: Differences in Media Coverage of the British and American Suffrage Movements (Blog) 10/26/2015 In a time of great cynicism about politics and apathy among voters, Suffragette serves as a good reminder to look back and remember what life was like for those once excluded from the political…
Celebrate Women's Equality Day with our Fun Quiz (Blog) 8/26/2015 Test your knowledge of the 19th Amendment and learn more about the fight for women's suffrage in the U.S. with our interactive quiz!
95 Years after the 19th Amendment – The Fight for Equality and Voting Rights Continue (Blog) 8/21/2015 Read President Elisabeth MacNamara's Huffington Post article on the 95th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.
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 The League of Women Voters of California is celebrating a historic voting rights victory: the right to vote is being restored to nearly 60,000 people who had previously been incarcerated.
From Seneca Falls to Winston-Salem, the Fight for Voting Rights Continues (Blog) 7/16/2015 We honor those who gathered at the Seneca Falls Convention to end barriers denying women equality and the right to vote. League members continue their work by Making Democracy Work®.