League of Women Voters
US non-profit, non-partisan political group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The League of Women Voters (LWV) is an American nonprofit, nonpartisan political organization. Founded in 1920, its ongoing major activities include registering voters, providing voter information, and advocating for voting rights. In addition, the LWV works with partners that share its positions and supports a variety of progressive public policy positions, including campaign finance reform, women's rights, health care reform, gun control and LGBT+ rights.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Founded | February 14, 1920; 104 years ago (February 14, 1920) |
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Founder | Carrie Chapman Catt |
Type | Nonprofit |
Focus | Political education and advocacy |
Location | |
Key people | Deborah Ann Turner (President) |
Revenue | $9,183,106 (2020)[1] |
Website | LWV.org |
The League was founded as the successor to the National American Woman Suffrage Association, which had led the nationwide fight for women's suffrage. The initial goals of the League were to educate women to take part in the political process and to push forward legislation of interest to women. As a nonpartisan organization, an important part of its role in American politics has been to register and inform voters, but it also lobbies for issues of importance to its members, which are selected at its biennial conventions. Its effectiveness has been attributed to its policy of careful study and documentation of an issue before taking a position.[9][10][3]: 92, 127–161 [11]