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Celebrating Women's History Month with Pictures from Our Archives

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Born out of the long struggle to guarantee women the right to vote, the League of Women Voters has spent nearly a century helping shape our country’s political and social history. As our democracy has grown and faced challenges, the League has grown with it.

To celebrate Women’s History Month and the League's history of Making Democracy Work®, we’ve pulled some pictures from our archives and put together a brief slide show highlighting a few of the our accomplishments over the last 96 years. Check it out!

 

Women's History Month 2016 Slideshow

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