Equal Rights
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is the 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which protects the equality of rights under the law regardless of sex. While the ERA is fully ratified and was recognized by a US President as the law of the land, it has yet to be officially published in the Constitution. Advocates were instrumental in achieving constitutional sex equality and will be instrumental in ensuring its enforcement. Today, we need the ERA printed in the Constitution where it rightfully belongs.
2025 marks the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the historic day when civil rights activists attempted to march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, but were violently stopped by law enforcement.
The horrors of Bloody Sunday, broadcast across the nation, led to the signing of the most important and impactful civil rights legislation in our history. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) marked the first time that access to the ballot was genuinely available for all American voters, directly addressing racial discrimination in voting.
Today, as we examine our current state of voting in the US, it’s crucial to see our history led us here and what we can learn.
LWV filed an amicus brief supporting states challenging President Trump’s attempt to abolish birthright citizenship
This block reviews the racist origins of the Electoral College and why it still hurts Black Americans and other communities of color to this day.
Recent actions by President Donald Trump threaten today’s immigrant community.
In moments like this, we must stand against hate and for our neighbors. LWV and the National Partnership for New Americans have identified a few ways you can defend America’s immigrant communities.
With anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation sharply on the rise, it’s no surprise that barriers to voting have also increased for transgender people.
With this in mind, the League opposes strict voter ID laws, as they often unfairly burden certain groups of voters, while being totally unnecessary to prevent voter fraud.
While the contributions of men in the Civil Rights Movement have been widely documented, women’s contributions are often overlooked. Figures like Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella Baker, Diane Nash, and Gloria Richardson were just as vital as men like Martin Luther King Jr. And John R. Lewis in securing voting access. Their stories remain deeply relevant today, as many of the barriers they fought against have persisted or resurfaced in new forms, reminding us that vigilance in protecting voting rights is as critical as ever.
With attacks from the recent administration, DEI has been a hot topic recently. In a recent blog, I broke down what DEI really is — and isn’t. In this piece, I’ll describe just a few of the ways DEI impacts us and our democracy. I’ll then share ways you can support it.
Over a century after our founding — and the passage of the 19th amendment that granted many women the right to vote — some people question why the League of Women Voters keeps the word ‘women’ in our name.
To me, now more than ever, it’s clear that “women” is an essential part of our name — and always will be.
WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters issued the following statement on the passing of former President Jimmy Carter.