Transcript What is The League? - League of Women Voters of the Akron Area

What is…
The League is….
History!
We are descended from the
Women’s Suffrage Movement
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
The League is….
History!
World War I Suffrage Poster
Suffragists picket the
White House c. 1917
The League is….
History!
The League was formed
in 1920, just prior to
the passage of the
19th Amendment that
gave U.S. women
full citizenship
at long last.
Our founder,
Carrie Chapman Catt
Political!
But-- Nonpartisan!
The League is….
While members may
work for candidates
or political parties…
The League itself
never endorses
political candidates
or political parties.
Political!
But-- Nonpartisan!
The League is….
The League publishes
the Voters’ Guide, a
source of nonpartisan,
objective information
about candidates
and issues.
The League is….
Voter Registration!
The League is….
Voter Registration!
The League is….
Voter Registration!
The League is….
Voter Education!
Sherrod Brown vs. Josh Mandel for U.S. Senate
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Voter Education!
School Board Candidates’ Forum
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Voter Education!
City of Akron Mayoral Primary Debate
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Issues Education!
Forum on State Issue 2, October 2011
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Issues Education!
Town Hall Meeting on Citizens United vs FEC
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Issues Education!
Forum on Hydraulic Fracturing (“fracking”)
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Advocacy!
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Advocacy!
Immigration Reform
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Advocacy!
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Advocacy!
Redistricting Reform
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Women’s Rights
Advocacy!
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Advocacy!
Voter Protection
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FUN!
Cuyahoga Falls Memorial Day Parade
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FUN!
Annual Picnic at Sand Run Park
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lLWVAA
FUN!
Celebrates Women in Journalism
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Holidays
Parties
FUN!
The League is…. on the Web,
facebook
and Twitter!
LWVAA
Website
home page,
www.lwvaa.org
The League is…. on the Web,
facebook
and Twitter!
LWVAA
facebook
page
The League is…. on the Web,
facebook
and Twitter!
LWVAA
Twitter
Page
The League is….
So much more than
you realized!