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ASHBY — The Library will be presenting “A Fine Agitation: Live,” a powerful musical documentary on the struggle for women’s suffrage, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, at the library, 812 Main St. The ...
A vote was passed in the House of Representatives to water down protections for victims of sexual assault and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
In 1973, the U.S. Congress designated Aug. 26 as “Women’s Equality Day,” a day selected to commemorate the date in 1920 when the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, the amendment granting women the ...
“Give Us Liberty and the Right to Vote: The Journey to the 19th Amendment” will be held Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 1:15 p.m. in the theater at Montco Cultural Center in the Science Center building on the ...
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Aug. 26 is Women’s Equality Day, which commemorates the day the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote was certified in 1920. Richard Nixon was the first president to recognize the day in ...
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League of Women Voters oppose voters' rights petitions

League of Women Voters presidents urge Benzie County residents to decline Michigan petitions requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register.
OUR NEWS AT 11:00. ALL NEW ON FOUR HUNDREDS OF NURSES AT MAGEE-WOMENS HOSPITAL IN PITTSBURGH HAVE VOTED TO UNIONIZE. VOTING WAS COMPLETED ON SATURDAY. THE NURSES VOTED 402 TO 305 TO JOIN THE SERVICE ...
The League of Women Voters is advocating for the Safe Communities Act and a proposed 2026 ballot question to allow same-day voter registration, while also encouraging support for a bill allowing ...
On this day 105 years ago, the 19th Amendment of the United States Constitution was officially certified—forever changing the course of history and immortalizing these mighty words: “The right of ...
Democrats and Republicans accused each other of racism during their debate in the Texas House over the new congressional maps that will provide five new majority districts for the GOP. After eight ...