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Article: The League in action globally: a historical perspective.
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- National Voter
- Article date:
- February 1, 2006
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At its founding in 1920, the League of Women Voters (LWV) had a plateful of domestic political challenges, including the formidable task of putting its own house in order and transforming itself from the suffrage movement into a well-functioning, politically effective, viable organization. This was no small task, even for the incredible women who helped found the League. Yet, by the time its third year of existence rolled around, the LWV had taken on a global initiative! The League has been active globally every since.
In 1922, the LWV organized a Pan-American Conference of women in Baltimore, MD, to precede its third annual Convention in Washington, DC. ...