The League of Women Voters of DG, Woodridge and Lisle is offering a series of public events in 2023-24 bringing community members together to learn, discuss and find solutions that work to bridge the divide we either perceive or actually have with one another.

In the aftermath of the 2024 federal elections, what is the impact of misinformation and disinformation on our democratic processes? Is it difficult to discuss issues because the accuracy of information is in dispute? Do we read/listen to news to confirm our existing opinions? Our speakers for this program discussed how misinformation is spread and what we as consumers of news can do to protect ourselves from it and ensure that we ourselves are not disseminating it.

Meg Curry tells the story of Mayme Morrison, the trailblazing suffragist from Rough and Ready who rode her horse throughout Nevada County registering voters.