League of Women Voters
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| League of Women Voters | |
|---|---|
| Website | www.lwv.org |
| Founded | 1920, by Carrie Chapman Catt |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. , United States |
The League of Women Voters is a political interest group based in Washington, D.C. Along with its main office, the League of Women Voters has branches in all 50 states along with branches in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Hong Kong. While the League of Women Voters is strictly a nonpartisan organization and does not support any political candidates, it is a political organization and does work to change policy through grassroots mobilization.
History
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Founding
The League of Women Voters was founded in 1920 by Carrie Chapman Catt during the convention for the National American Woman Suffrage Association, roughly six months before the 19th Amendment of the United States Constitution was ratified, giving women the right to vote. Chapman Catt viewed the League as a "mighty political experiment" designed to educate women on how to handle their new responsibilities as voters. From the beginning, the League was a nonpartisan organization with no political leanings although members were encouraged to become opinionated through their own education of politics.
Current objectives and activities
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Organizational structure
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Public perception and controversies
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References
- ↑ "The Things We Do and How We Do Them," Interest Group X. 2006. Retrieved July 21, 2009 from http://www.interestgroupx.org/things_we_do.html