The Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown Area

LWVUS declares Constitutional Crisis

Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale (1820-1910): The Founder of Modern Nursing. Read about her here.

WWII Women Pilots

WWII Women Pilots: Frances Green, Margaret Kirchner, Ann Walder and Blanche Osborn. Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS)

Shirley Anita Chisholm was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first Black woman to be elected to the United States Congress, the first Black candidate for a major-party nomination for President of the United States and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. 1924-2005

Ida Bell Wells-Barnett

A journalist, anti-lynching activist, women's suffragette, and an early civil rights movement leader 1862-1931

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825-1911)

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825-1911) Novelist, poet, short story writer, essayist, journalist, orator and activist Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was one of the most dynamic orators and best-known writers of the 19th century.

Ida B. Wells

Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) Journalist, educator and activist Ida B. Wells was a forceful advocate for Black Americans and women, and played an essential role in the Women's Suffrage movement.

Susan B. Anthony

Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906) A lifelong advocate for both civil rights and voting rights, Susan B. Anthony was one of the leaders of the modern Women's Suffrage movement that followed the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848.

Lucy Stone

Lucy Stone (1818-1893) During the Civil War, Stone helped found the Woman's National Loyal League, which espoused full emancipation and enfranchisement for all Black Americans. After the war, she helped establish the American Equal Rights Association (AERA), an organization focused upon granting universal voting rights in the United States.

Alice Paul

New Jersey native Alice Paul, along with her longtime colleague Lucy Burns, was one of the driving forces behind final passage of the 19th Amendment granting Women's Suffrage.

Lucretia Mott

Lucretia Mott was the most prominent white woman in the abolition movement, and continued to use her status and notoriety to fundraise and advocate for the rights of both Black Americans and women after the Civil War

Women's History Month

March is Women's History Month

Shirley Chisom

Shirley Chisom League member and the first African American woman in Congress and the first African American woman to run for president.

Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth outspoken advocate for abolition, temperance, and civil and women's rights in the nineteenth century

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt served as the League’s vice president for legislative affairs in the 1920s

Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks Civil Rights activist

We Take the Guesswork Out of the Voting Process

Voter Information

The Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown Area

The League of Women Voters of Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown Area is a local league of the League of Women Voters of the United States. We are a nonpartisan political grassroots organization that believes the freedom to vote is a nonpartisan issue. For more than a century, the League has worked to empower voters and defend democracy. As a women-led organization, we encourage everyone to take part in our democracy.

We encourage informed and active participation in government. Over the last century, we have fought for election protection, democratic reforms, and equal access to the ballot all while maintaining our commitment to nonpartisanship and fostering an informed electorate.

Our mission is to empower voters and strengthen democracy. We salute the voters, poll workers, ballot counters and other election officials who persevere throughout every election cycle. Their efforts both echo and reaffirm the work of previous generations who have struggled to preserve democracy for us all.

How to Raise a Citizen (and why it’s up to you to do it)

Submitted by The Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown Area in February 2026.

Event Date:

03/05/2026 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Event location:

ZOOM

Join us to hear from Lindsey Cormack, author of “How to Raise a Citizen,” and learn how to talk with young people (your own or others’) about politics and government in our country.

Unite and Rise 8.5: Protests and Marches and Rallies

On April 17, 2025, LWV CEO Celina Stewart and President Dianna Wynn released the following statement:

“From the flagrant disregard for congressional authority and governmental checks and balances to defying Supreme Court orders...one thing is abundantly clear: our country is in a constitutional crisis.

"We the people must fight back. That is why the League of Women Voters is launching a powerful new initiative, Unite and Rise 8.5.”

Independent Voters Petition Pa. Supreme Court to Allow Them to Vote in Primaries

RELEASE Tuesday, July 15, 2025

For further information contact Shanin Specter by telephone at 215-772-1000.

Montgomery County says no to ICE agreements

Montgomery County says no to ICE agreements; advocates continue push for welcoming county policy

Advocates say a welcoming ordinance would codify county policies on ICE collaboration, including at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility.

Read the article from WHYY here.

Announces New Initiative to Mobilize Voters Press Release / Last Updated: April 17, 2025

Printable League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania
Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.
2025 Policy One-Pager click here.

Friend,

President Trump just signed an executive order that threatens Americans’ freedom to vote and tramples states’ authority to run elections. This order is a shameful attack on American voters — particularly women voters — and their right to participate in our democracy.

Where We Stand -the official policy position of LWVPA

Friend,

As we reflect on the election, we hold multiple truths.

It was a fair, secure election marked by integrity, transparency, and high turnout. This is thanks to the dedication of election workers and civic volunteers nationwide; and
Women's future is unclear.

Montco To Hire 15 New Public Defenders In 'Historic' Investment

Submitted by The Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown Area in August 2024.

News

NORRISTOWN, PA — Montgomery County will hire 15 new public defenders and numerous support staff and a social worker as part of a major investment into the office, which it calls "historic."

Governor Shapiro Signs Bipartisan 2024-25 Budget, Investing in Economic Development, K-12 and Higher Education, and Public Safety to Create Freedom and Opportunity for All Pennsylvanians

Harrisburg, PA – Today, Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law a bipartisan budget for fiscal year 2024-25 that delivers on his top priorities and creates more freedom and opportunity for all Pennsylvanians. With historic investments in education, economic development, law enforcement and violence prevention, workforce development, affordable housing, health care, public transit and infrastructure, and much more – this budget invests in the people of Pennsylvania and solves some of the most pressing issues our Commonwealth faces.

Submitted by The Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown Area in October 2023.

Action Alerts

Social Policy on our Radar--Censorship in PA Schools

Governor Shapiro Implements Automatic Voter Registration in Pennsylvania

Submitted by The Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown Area in September 2023.

News

Governor Shapiro Implements Automatic Voter Registration in Pennsylvania, Joining Bipartisan Group of States That Have Taken Commonsense Step to Make Voter Registration More Streamlined and Secure

Submitted by The Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown Area in September 2023.

Action Alerts

HELP STAFF YOUR LOCAL POLLING PLACE

Our democracy depends on ordinary people who make sure every election runs smoothly and everyone's vote is counted—people like you.

Local League of Women Voters celebrating 90 years of advocacy

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2023.

News

This story originally aired on WKBN.

In this week’s segment with WKBN Community Affairs Director Dee Crawford, Crawford sits down with Leah Sakacs, president of the League of Women Voters of Greater Youngstown.

Letter: Why create more hoops for eligible voters to jump through?

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2023.

News

This letter to the editor was originally published in InForum.

Barbara Headrick, Fowzia Adde and Nicole Donaghy urge legislators to kill a bill that "would require naturalized US citizens who have not updated their ID since naturalization to prove their citizenship in order to vote. This bill targets New American voters who have been recently naturalized."

Submitted by The Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown Area in March 2023.

News

It’s been a busy few weeks in the PA House, with more focus on legislative rules than we would have thought possible. The outcome is not perfect, but it is an encouraging step toward a more responsive legislative process.

Pennsylvania has a new congressional Map

Submitted by The Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown Area in March 2023.

News

Pennsylvania has a new congressional map!

Statement From The League Of Women Voters On Approved Legislative Maps
February 4, 2022

NORRISTOWN, PA — Montgomery County will hire 15 new public defenders and numerous support staff and a social worker as part of a major investment into the office, which it calls "historic." Read the article

From the Public Interest Law Center

Voting Rights Groups Respond to Pa. Court Decision on Handwritten Date Requirements for Mail Ballots

August 30, 2024

Read the article here

NORRISTOWN — The Montgomery County Board of Elections has authorized the expansion of satellite offices and drop boxes in advance of the 2024 General Election.

The Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown Area

The Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown Area

We encourage informed and active participation in government. Over the last century, we have fought for election protection, democratic reforms, and equal access to the ballot all while maintaining our commitment to nonpartisanship and fostering an informed electorate.

Announces New Initiative to Mobilize Voters Press Release / Last Updated: April 17, 2025

Printable League of Women Voters of PennsylvaniaEmpowering Voters. Defending Democracy.2025 Policy One-Pager click here.

Friend,

As we reflect on the election, we hold multiple truths.

It was a fair, secure election marked by integrity, transparency, and high turnout. This is thanks to the dedication of election workers and civic volunteers nationwide; and

Women's future is unclear.

NORRISTOWN, PA — Montgomery County will hire 15 new public defenders and numerous support staff and a social worker as part of a major investment into the office, which it calls "historic."

Social Policy on our Radar--Censorship in PA Schools

Governor Shapiro Implements Automatic Voter Registration in Pennsylvania, Joining Bipartisan Group of States That Have Taken Commonsense Step to Make Voter Registration More Streamlined and Secure

Pennsylvania has a new congressional map!

Statement From The League Of Women Voters On Approved Legislative MapsFebruary 4, 2022

NORRISTOWN, PA — Montgomery County will hire 15 new public defenders and numerous support staff and a social worker as part of a major investment into the office, which it calls "historic." Read the article

From the Public Interest Law Center

Voting Rights Groups Respond to Pa. Court Decision on Handwritten Date Requirements for Mail Ballots

August 30, 2024

Read the article here

NORRISTOWN — The Montgomery County Board of Elections has authorized the expansion of satellite offices and drop boxes in advance of the 2024 General Election.

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Printable League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania
Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.
2025 Policy One-Pager click here.

Statement From The League Of Women Voters On Approved Legislative Maps
February 4, 2022