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Maryland did not ratify the 19th Amendment and two months after the federal government had, two women tried to vote in Maryland.  The Maryland legislature sued on the grounds of their gender and lost.   Justice Brandeis wrote the decision. 

LWVUS hosts a reoccurring league-wide field call open to all LWV members. LWV field calls aim to align and coordinate our League community about upcoming events, issues, and activities happening with LWV Leagues.   The event requires that you register>>>

Sponsored by our friends at ESPC, this live Zoom conference requires  registration>>>

Topic suggestions should be submitted or sponsored by a legislator, and presented to the committee by a legislator.  Download a suggestion form>>> Friday, March 1, 2024, at 4:00 pm. 

"Transformation:  Are you ready to move forward?"  Honoring our organizational commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in “principle and practice” is not simple or easy, but it is essential. Committee members will review our DEI policy and practices that continue

International Women's Day has been around since 1911.  It's supported by organizations, groups, governments, and individuals worldwide committed to a more gender-equal world. The International Women's Day website is the go-to hub for everything IWD and provides detailed information, guidance,

Management Council (MC) will assign interim committee topics and consider topics for MC to study during the 2024 interim. LSO will accept questions at (307) 777-7881. All materials provided to the Committee in written form will be part of the

Kayla White, the Albany Co. Clerk, and Nancy Lockwood, the President of the LWVWY, are invited by PVA to be the featured speakers tomorrow at the Unitarian Fellowship building located at 1402 Gibbon.  They also invite us to watch on

The Albany County Historical Society is hosting Kylie Louise McCormick presenting "Fifty-One Years of Freedom: Wyoming's Suffrage Story from 1869-1920”, at 7 pm in the WY Territorial Prison’s Horse Barn Theater. Kylie is a member of the Casper League and

WYWF is the umbrella organization for three subgroups as illustrated above. LWVWY often partners with WYWF on issues important to women. You must preregister>>>

The star-studded podcast crew includes WyoFile’s reporter Maggie Mullen, and WPM's Chris Clements and David Dudley.  Former Wyoming Public Media News Director Bob Beck will moderate the conversation.  The Zoom link will be available soon.

This event requires registration>>>  

This month the emphasis will be on an LWV Election Observation Program.  These community calls are open to all league members.  You must register to attend>>>  

Featured Speakers: Keynote: Vu Le, Nonprofit AF Host: Gwen Stembridge, Education & Partnerships Coordinator, Nonprofit VOTE Speaker: Erika Anthony, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Cleveland VOTES Speaker: Selina Pagan, Co-Executive Director of Operations & Development, Young Latino Network Speaker: Osvaldo Grimaldo:

Catered event.  Speakers will be the artist Dr. Derli Romero and Dr. Kimberle López associate professor of Latin American literature.  This is a hybrid event, connect by the QR code below or find yourself at Visual Arts III.  

The Annual Meeting for the League of Women Voters of Cheyenne will take place on April 3rd in the Sage room on the second floor of the Laramie County Public Library.

Thursday's keynote speaker is Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, director of UCLA’s Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice.  The sub-title of her talk is "Why All Thinking is Social, Emotional, Cultural, and Cognitive to the Brain."  Her talk will

Friday's keynote speaker is Dr. Maryanne Wolf, Director of the newly created Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice at the UCLA Graduate School. Her talk is sub-titled "The Beauty, the Threat, and the Choice Before Us” and will be

The Laramie League is holding its 2024 annual meeting Saturday, April 6 from 9 am - 11 am at the Wyoming Women's History House in downtown Laramie. All Laramie members are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served. Virtual attendance