League of Women Voters

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The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan U.S. civic organization founded in 1920 that works to encourage informed and active participation in government, particularly through voter education and advocacy.

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instanceOf advocacy organization ⓘ
non-governmental organization ⓘ
nonpartisan civic organization ⓘ
advocatesFor campaign finance reform ⓘ
expanded voter access ⓘ
fair and impartial redistricting ⓘ
protection of voting rights ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
educationFundStatus 501(c)(3) organization ⓘ
fieldOfWork civic education ⓘ
election reform ⓘ
government transparency ⓘ
public policy advocacy ⓘ
voting rights ⓘ
focus citizen engagement ⓘ
good governance ⓘ
informed voting ⓘ
founded 1920 ⓘ
foundedAfterEvent ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
foundedBy Carrie Chapman Catt ⓘ
foundedInCity Chicago ⓘ
foundedInCountry United States ⓘ
hasAbbreviation LWV ⓘ
LWVUS ⓘ
linked to: LWV
hasEducationFund League of Women Voters Education Fund ⓘ
hasLocalChaptersIn U.S. local communities ⓘ
U.S. states ⓘ
hasMembershipType individual members ⓘ
local leagues ⓘ
state leagues ⓘ
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C. ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableActivity advocating for voting access ⓘ
conducting voter registration drives ⓘ
monitoring government actions ⓘ
organizing candidate forums ⓘ
publishing voter guides ⓘ
operatesAs 501(c)(4) organization ⓘ
originallyFormedTo help newly enfranchised women exercise their right to vote ⓘ
originatedFrom National American Woman Suffrage Association ⓘ
politicalAlignment nonpartisan ⓘ
purpose advocacy ⓘ
encourage informed and active participation in government ⓘ
voter education ⓘ
scope national ⓘ
website https://www.lwv.org ⓘ

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Carrie Chapman Catt → employer → League of Women Voters ⓘ
Carrie Chapman Catt → founded → League of Women Voters ⓘ
Equal Rights Amendment → supportedByOrganization → League of Women Voters ⓘ
Elizabeth Thacher Kent → memberOf → League of Women Voters ⓘ
League of Women Voters → hasEducationFund → League of Women Voters Education Fund ⓘ
linked to: League of Women Voters
League of Women Voters as primary sponsor of general-election presidential debates → associatedWith → League of Women Voters of the United States ⓘ
linked to: League of Women Voters
Bertha Knight Landes → memberOf → League of Women Voters ⓘ
Maud Nathan → member of → League of Women Voters ⓘ
Blanche Ames Ames → memberOf → League of Women Voters ⓘ
Maud Wood Park → affiliation → League of Women Voters ⓘ
Cornelia James Cannon → memberOf → League of Women Voters ⓘ
LWV → standsFor → League of Women Voters ⓘ
LWV → hasRelatedEntity → League of Women Voters Education Fund ⓘ
linked to: League of Women Voters
Katherine Medill McCormick → memberOf → League of Women Voters ⓘ