How the League of Women Voters Shaped Democracy; and Why Colorectal Cancer Screening Still Saves Lives
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We begin with the remarkable history of the League of Women Voters, born in 1920 from the women’s suffrage movement and led by NAWSA president Carrie Chapman Catt. Created six months before the ratification of the 19th Amendment, the League set out to help newly enfranchised women learn how to register, how to vote, and how their government worked. In Pennsylvania, LWV chapters in cities like Pittsburgh and Philadelphia mobilized quickly, registering thousands of women and building a culture of informed civic participation. More than a century later, the League’s mission has…
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