Patty Griffin, Sara Watkins and Anais Mitchell Want You to "Use Your Voice" (Press Release) 11/16/2015 SINGER/SONGWRITERS UNITE WITH LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS FOR MAJOR U.S. TOUR AND VOTER ENGAGEMENT DRIVE 38-CITY TREK SEES ACCLAIMED TRIO…
Remarks by Elisabeth MacNamara for Reception to Welcome Dr. Wylecia Wiggs Harris (Legal Document) 11/12/2015 November 10, 2015Library of Congress ---------- Thank you! It’s great to be here in this evening. Thank you all for joining us as we welcome Wylecia…
Kansas Purge of Voter Suspension List: Plain Wrong (Press Release) 10/2/2015 Washington, D.C. – Today, the state of Kansas begins the process of purging tens of thousands of voters from a suspension list created for otherwise…
Getting Ready to Vote on Election Day 2015 (Blog) 9/16/2015 You wouldn’t know there were some important and noteworthy elections this year – 2015 – by watching, reading or listening to the news. The media has…
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…
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…
From Seneca Falls to Winston-Salem, the Fight for Voting Rights Continues (Blog) 7/16/2015 On July 19-20, 1848, 300 women and men met in Seneca Falls, New York, to discuss "the social, civil and religious condition and rights of Woman." The…
Celebrate the 4th of July by Making Democracy Work (Blog) 7/3/2015 Independence Day marks the birth of our nation and the signing of the Declaration of Independence that outlined the key tenets that our Constitution…
8 Throwback Pictures of Empowering Voters – Then & Now! (Blog) 3/11/2015 This post is part of “Celebrating Women: Past, Present & Future,” the League’s series honoring Women’s History Month. This year, the League of…
Leagues Help Defeat Voter ID Bills in Nebraska and Colorado (Blog) 2/23/2015 The League of Women Voters is committed to ensuring that our nation’s elections are free, fair and accessible for all eligible voters, which means…