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Convening to Transform Redistricting (Blog)

10/30/2019

Our state leaders met last week in Dulles, VA, to learn and strategize on how they could organize, empower, and mobilize their state leagues to accomplish our goal to end partisan gerrymandering.

LWV Volunteer Lobby Corps Spring Update from Capitol Hill (Blog)

7/5/2019

The LWVUS Volunteer Lobby Corps had a very active spring this year focusing on the For the People Act, the Voting Rights Advancement Act, and the Women's History commemorative coin program.

Registering High School Students Nationwide at Youth Summit (Blog)

5/24/2019

On Tuesday, May 21, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and several local museums nationwide hosted the annual National Youth Summit, this year focusing…

Honoring the Mothers of the Suffrage Movement (Blog)

5/14/2019

Last week a major exhibit on the fight for the 19th Amendment opened at the National Archives in Washington, DC. I was honored to get a sneak peek of the display at the opening…

6 Women You Didn’t Know Were LWV Members (Blog)

3/1/2019

This Women's History Month, we're highlighting some of our most prominent members. These women made great strides toward a more perfect democracy and inspire us to work toward the same goal.

99 Years Later – the League of Women Voters is Still Fighting for Voting Rights (Blog)

2/14/2019

Ninety-nine years ago today, the League of Women Voters was founded at the National American Woman…

Facing Hard Truths About the League’s Origin (Blog)

8/8/2018

Throughout our history, the League has not always been welcoming to women of color. As we approach our 100th anniversary, we are not only striving for better, we will do better.

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…

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.