The Voting Rights Act in Action (Blog) 1/13/2020 An in-depth look at how the Voting Rights Act has protected voters of color and language-minority voters—and why we need the Voting Rights Advancement Act.
Meet the League: Betsy Lawson (Blog) 7/31/2015 League members don’t just talk the talk, they walk the walk. When a problem arises, League members join with others to focus on the challenge and try to solve it.
#GivingTuesday Snapshot: The League’s Work to Protect Voting Rights (Blog) 11/19/2013 From organizing protests and petition drives to filing lawsuits and writing legislative testimony, a look at how the League of Women Voters has helped protect voting rights in 2013.
Why I’ll be Supporting the League of Women Voters on #GivingTuesday (Blog) 11/23/2015 #GivingTuesday is a day to support the organizations that mean the most to us, and that is why I will be supporting the League of Women Voters. I hope you will, too!
Celebrating Voter Registration Wins and Utah’s Colorful Suffrage Past (Blog) 3/24/2014 Utah was the second territory to grant women the right to vote in 1870. Like it or not, polygamy did play a part in suffrage in Utah.
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.
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…
A Big Night for Improving Voting and Elections – State of the Union Wrap-Up (Blog) 1/13/2016 President Obama delivered his final State of the Union address, and discussed the need to invest in civic engagement and improve our voting and elections systems. Check out our Storify as the League…
Our Greatest Achievements in 2023 (Blog) 12/12/2023 In 2023, Leagues across the US worked diligently to achieve a remarkable number of wins in litigation, voter registration, civic engagement and education, and more. Below are 6 of our greatest…
Help Graduates Register to Vote (Blog) 5/20/2014 Graduation is a major milestone. We want to help recent graduates become active and engaged members of their new communities – help us encourage them to register to vote!