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Happy 90th Birthday, League of Women Voters!

Rachel

The League of Women Voters will celebrate its 90th birthday on February 14. Wowza! Happy birthday and keep up the good work!

Ninety years ago, Carrie Chapman Catt first proposed a League of Women Voters to “finish the fight” and work to end all discrimination against women. And so the League of Women Voters was founded on Valentine’s Day in 1920, six months before the ratification of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote.

Today, we remain a grassroots organization with more than 150,000 members and supporters and 850 Leagues throughout all 50 states. Though the League is known widely for our voter education efforts, we’ve also brought our expertise to critical issues such as health care reform, global climate change and many others.

As we enter into a new year, we know that the League will continue to do what it has been trusted to do for more than 90 years:

* Discuss the important issues;
* Ask the difficult questions;
* and Demand accountability from our government.

And every one of our critical 2010 initiatives will give citizens a greater voice – in the upcoming census, the 2010 elections, the next round of redistricting and more.

The League of Women Voters is the organization where hands-on work to safeguard democracy leads to civic improvement, and this year, on our 90th Anniversary, we hope you will stand with us in this work.

Do you have a birthday wish you want to share with the League? Please send it today or share it on our Facebook wall.

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5 thoughts on Happy 90th Birthday, League of Women Voters!

  1. I’m always a little shocked when I recall the fact that it was 1920 when women gained the right to vote.. that really wasn’t so long ago! to think, my grandmother – only two generations ago – was the first generation to vote.

    geez.

  3. Let’s also remember how slow the USA was about this. New Zealand women had the right to vote in 1894, as did women in the South Australian colony which became part of Australia when we federated in 1901. Women in all other Australian colonies got the vote during the 1890s.

  4. I was canvassing last year for the election (did some for the Obama campaign, but most of what I did was not affiliated with a campaign or party), and in my local community the one consistent source of reliable information has been the local League of Women Voters. I handed out so many of their packets, and hell, the info they provided helped inform me better when speaking to the people I encountered (going through the poorer neighborhoods in the city to try to get people registered). I really can’t express how much I appreciate the work they do — it’s important stuff and it helps a lot of people.

  5. What’s really amazing is that most of LWV members have been around since the beginning!

    In all seriousness, the League has had great trouble bringing in a new generation to take the reigns of the organization.

    -FS

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