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August 26: 90th Anniversary
Women's Suffrage Day
Read "My Favorite August"
an Op-ed column by Gail Collins,
NYTimes, 8-14-2010

Celebrating 90 years, Women's right to vote


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A Voice for Citizens
- A Force for Change

Serving the citizens of Kansas
Welcome to the League of Women Voters of Kansas.

We are a non-partisan, grassroots, volunteer and political organization with eight local Leagues across the state. For 89 years, we have encouraged the informed and active participation of citizens in government and have influenced public policy through education and advocacy. As a non-partisan organization, the League of Women Voters welcome you to our web site.

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Primary election was Aug. 3
General election will be Tues., Nov. 2

Below:
Ten delegates represented Kansas at the LWVUS 2010 Convention in Atlanta, GA.

See complete photo coverage of the Kansas delegates' stay in Atlanta.

LWVK Calendar We sponsor meetings and events for the public and League members
Elections Who is on the ballot in the next election? What did candidates promise in the last election? How to register to vote? ...and more
Contact Includes links for National and Kansas political leaders. Also: CONTACT LWVK

Celebrating our 90th Birthday!
   Leagues throughout the country celebrated our 90th birthday on Feb. 14, 2010. The celebration will continue throughout 2010.
   On February 14, 1920, with passage of the 19th amendment imminent, suffragists met to transform the movement into the League of Women Voters to help educate women to be responsible voters.  On August 26, 1920, just days after Tennessee became the thirty-sixth (and last- needed) state to ratify the amendment, the Secretary of State signed the proclamation enacting the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote. 
   Because of this important history, the League of Women Voters, more than any other organization, “owns” August 26th, Women's Equality Day, and should be celebrating it every year - especially in 2010, the 90th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment.  While we will be celebrating the League's 90th anniversary all through 2009 – 2010, we give August 26, 2010, equal importance – involving everyone in our communities, not just League members. 

Brief History

   Elizabeth Cady Stanton and others first seriously proposed women's right to vote at Seneca Falls, N.Y., on July 19, 1848.  Prior to this time, Susan B. Anthony was active in the women's temperance movement, but when she met Stanton in 1851, they joined forces and worked together over the next half of the century – and what a force they were.  Although they both died before the goal was reached, they lived long enough to see significant progress and were primarily responsible for the ultimate success.  Carrie Chapman Catt, founder and early leader of the League of Women Voters, younger than Anthony and Stanton, entered the struggle later and became a leader in the suffragist movement that helped lead it to victory with passage of the 19th amendment in 1920.
   Of course, the first local League was the one in Wichita, KS.

League's Mission - Educate Current and Future Generations on the History

The sacrifices our leaders made to win the right to vote for women is amazing and one that few people recognize today.  In most cases, they devoted their lives to the movement. Becoming public advocates at the time for this or any movement, meant that they were living lives and playing roles in a totally unconventional, unacceptable, inappropriate manner – to many they were pariahs.  It is impossible to even conceive of how difficult their lives were, what hardships they endured – public humiliation, terms in jail, ridicule – and they did it so that the women of yesterday, today and tomorrow can exercise their right to vote.

90th Year Calendar
  • February 14 - LWV's 90th Birthday
  • March - Women's History Month
  • June 11-15th - LWVUS Convention (Atlanta, GA)
  • August 26th - Women's Equality Day
  • September - Voter Registration Month
  • October - Voter Education Month

LWVK leaders with Governor Mark Parkinson at the Kansas State Capitol, 2/17/2010


 

 

 

 

 

 


Safeguarding U.S. Democracy:
The Quest for a More Diverse Judiciary
Visit the LWVK Judiciary Study page

A kick-off event has held in Topeka, KS, on October 17, 2009. A public forum featured the Honorable Rebecca Love Kourlis, Executive Director of the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System.

NOTE: State League members will recognize many familar faces in the slide show, above.
Read about this Judicary Study.

Links, current governmental issues in Kansas:
SunshineReview.org —Ks. Budget current and proposed
http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/Kansas_state_budget


Annual Survey of State and Local Government Employment and Payroll.
http://www2.census.gov/govs/apes/08stlks.txt

National Center for State Courts: Judicial Salary Resource Center ( KANSAS) http://www.ncsconline.org/D_KIS/Salary_Survey/state_inc.asp?STATE=KS
Kansas Judicial Branch : Supreme Court | Court of Appeals | District Courts | Court Structure Chart

What does the League do?

  • We educate citizens about issues, legislation and candidates.
  • We encourage individual participation in the political process.
  • We inform through in-depth, objective study.
  • We monitor local, state and national government bodies and activities.
  • We register voters.
  • We sponsor candidate debates and public issue forums.
Who are our members?We are active, curious, socially conscious and involved women and men in over 1,000 local Leagues in 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

You can make a difference! Now is the time to join a local League of Women Voters and start making a difference in your community. League membership is open to all women and men of eligible voting age.

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