As Goes Wisconsin Website Provides Step By Step Instructions!
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Check out these simple step-by-step instructions for getting an absentee ballot from your smart phone! https://asgoeswisconsin.com/blog/absenteevoting-may12th
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The Chequama-Care COVID-19 Response Fund
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It is our honor to share with you information about a local relief fund that has the backing of the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation and is the product of inspired and thoughtful efforts by members of our community.
Click this link which will lead you to the website where you can donate or request funds that will be used to counter the upheaval in our area caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreApril–August 2020 Newsletter
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Here is the April-August issue of The Leaguer. Once again we thank Pete Skoro for the fabulous layout and design! In addition to articles describing committee activities, and exhibits that were unfortunately curtailed or impeded by the pandemic, you will find some of the pictures that Jamey Ritter took during our March 8 Gala. The poster she designed and an explanation of the women depicted make up the last two pages of the newsletter. May you enjoy reading it!
Read MoreRequest Your Absentee Ballot As Soon As Possible
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we recommend that everyone in the district request their absentee ballot as soon as possible. You have until May 7 but the sooner you make your request, the better. You can make your request at myvote.wi.gov. More info on voting absentee is available here.
To save yourself some time, while you are requesting an absentee ballot, you may also elect to have absentee ballots sent to you for the rest of the elections this year.
Learn more about the candidates and what you need to do to get ready to vote by visiting VOTE411.org. Candidate responses to the League's questions are available on the site in English and Spanish.
If you're unsure if you're in Congressional District 7, you can find out if you're in the district by viewing your voter information here.
Speak out in favor of a Carbon Tax (HR 763) or against Enbridge Line 5
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If you haven't had a chance to speak out in favor of a Carbon Tax (HR 763) or against Enbridge Line 5, you can go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020WISpringHearingInput to voice your opinion for the Wisconsin Conservation Congress proceedings. The items are the last two on the survey. Voting closes Thursday, April 16 at 7 pm.
Read MoreOnline Voter Registration Extended to Monday, March 30
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Online voter registration has been extended to Monday, March 30. (See Federal judge extends online voter registration deadline.) All your voting needs can be met with one stop at myvote.wi.gov. Let's lessen the burden on our municipal workers by voting early by mail.
Read MoreThe Tar Sands Storytelling Project on Display at Salmagundi through March 2020
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As mentioned during our Gala in recognition of the young adults who are leading us forward in the struggle for an equitable and sustainable world, the unique collaborative, grass-roots visual arts exhibit titled The Tar Sands Storytelling Project is on display all month at Salmagundi, in Ashland.
From Joel & Jocelyn at Salmagundi: We have made the decision to postpone the March 13 reception at Salmagundi to fall on the side of caution when it comes to public health. We hope that we can reschedule for later in the month, perhaps when the folks would be here to pick up the art. We are keeping our business closed for the next week, at least, to see how things progress. We are terribly sorry for any inconvenience and disappointment to all, including ourselves, who have been planning and looking forward to this very important event.
Read MoreHere's the Program for Our Gala Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage and 100th Birthday of the League of Women Voters
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Click the image to view the program…
Read MoreWe Stand on Their Shoulders: First Video of a Series by the National Archives Foundation #RightfullyHers
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The National Archives Foundation launches the first video in a series about the women’s suffrage movement and its lasting impact on future generations. As part of a larger initiative in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage, and in support of the National Archives exhibit, "Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote," this series illustrates the sacrifices women have made for equality throughout history and the continued importance of civic participation. Learn more: archivesfoundation.org/women
Read MoreLWV Article for The Bottom Line News and Views February 2020
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It was a particularly hot day on August 18, 1920 in Nashville. If Tennessee voted to ratify the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, women of the United States would finally be granted the right to vote. Ratification looked dim. First term legislator, Harry Burns, from the eastern mountains — an anti-suffrage district — had been a reliable anti-suffrage voter throughout the two months of intense lobbying around ratification. That day he headed to the floor to vote, then opened up a letter just received from his mother. It was brief. It just said, “Dear Son: Hurrah and vote for suffrage and don’t keep them in doubt…. Don’t forget to be a good boy and help Mrs. Catt… with lots of love, Mama”. He switched his vote to favor the franchise for women.
And so it was, by only one vote, that Tennessee became the 38th state to ratify women’s suffrage.
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