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May 15, 7-9pm Discussion of "Not for Ourselves Alone," a documentary by Ken Burns on Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
June 7-9 LWVIL Convention
June 26, 7-9pm wine and cheese at the Glencoe Historical Society to celebrate 100 years of women's suffrage in Illinois
National League of Women Voters
- “Motor Voter” Coalition Members Reunite at U.S. Capitol in Honor of 20th Anniversary of NVRA May 22, 2013Tags: national voter registration act, voting rights, Motor Voter, voter registrationThe League was proud to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), which has helped register millions of eligible Americans. Protecting and Engaging Voters Voting Rightsrdavidson
- Celebrating the NVRA: 20 Years of Increasing Access to the Vote May 20, 2013Tags: voter registration, national voter registration act, NVRA, Motor Voter, Huffington post, U.S. Supreme CourtEDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was originally posted on the Huffington Post. Protecting and Engaging Voters Voting Rights Registering Voters Youth EngagementElisabeth MacNamara
Fact of the Month – May 2013
Ida Tarbell (1857-1944), was an American writer and leader of the muckraking movement in journalism. She was associate editor of McClure's Magazine and, later, editor (1906-15) of the American Magazine. Her best-known work is the History of the Standard Oil Company (1904), a detailed examination of the workings of a monopolistic trust.

