The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization founded on February 14, 1920, in anticipation of the ratification of the 19th Amendment that secured a constitutional right to vote for women citizens in the United States on August 26, 1920. The suffragists who worked hard for 72 years to gain women’s right to vote wanted to help all citizens become educated about current issues so they would be informed and active participants in democracy.
The League does not endorse individual political candidates or political parties. The League does work to influence public policy through education and advocacy. In addition to the national LWVUS, more than 900 state and local Leagues are organized in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Membership in the League of Women Voters is open to any person who subscribes to the purposes and policies of the League.