Over a century after our founding — and the passage of the 19^th amendment that granted many women the right to vote — some people question why the League of Women Voters keeps the word ‘women’ in our name. 

To me, now more than ever, it’s clear that “women” is an essential part of our name — and always will be.

This opinion was originally published in the Savannah Morning News.

Chassidy Malloy, president of LWV of Coastal Georgia, shares the impact community engagement has on voter turnout.