League of women voters. Welcome to the show. I know the name is familiar, especially in the election process. Talk about your organization and the work it involves itself in. Guest we were actually founded out of the Separation Movement so the newly franchise women can learn how to vote and engage in the electoral process. Years later, we are still empowering voters and really focusing on a few areas. The first is educating voters. That comes in the form of candidate issues, that includes our debate. We also have a Voter Education website where people can go to find out the information they need. We engage in policy work, advocacy and litigation at times when we need to. Beyond that, we also engage in a series of active at times. We are trying to push through issues. We engage in a lot. We have over 700 leagues in the country. We are visible in the local, state, National Level really to make sure the government is functioning and the voters know how to engage in government. Host we sta
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Bertha Landes
By Halle Morgan
Bertha Ethel Knight Landes was born in 1868. She was born into a world where women couldn’t vote and where there were barely any women in politics. Landes paved the way for many, becoming the first female mayor of a major US city. All her adult life was devoted to making the city of Seattle a better place.
Landes saw the community as an extension of home and was always very active in it. She founded the Women’s City Club and played leadership roles in many organizations including the Women’s University Club, the Woman’s Century Club, the League of Women Voters, the Women’s Auxiliary of University Congregational Church, and was the president of the Washington State League of Women Voters. This leadership led her to be appointed by the mayor to serve on a commission studying unemployment.