The following is a joint statement from LWVUS CEO Celina Stewart and LWV Florida co-presidents Cecilie Scoon and Debbie Chandler. 

For democracy to truly work, we must make space for all Americans — whether they were born in this country or made it their home via immigration — to be included and respected.

The Tony Award-winning musical Suffs depicts heroes of the suffrage movement — including LWV founder Carrie Chapman Catt — fighting for women’s right to vote in the early twentieth century. 

We discuss the ways this musical relates to women's activism from the early twentieth century to today.

Every June, the League, our partners, and people around the country await the US Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) opinions on critical issues like access to the ballot, redistricting, reproductive rights, and more. This blog reflects on several end-of-term cases from the last decade or so that have had a major impact on democracy.