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January, 2020
January 14, 2020, LWVGTA will present a Town Hall Meeting for all LWV members and friends. Margaret Goeman, educator and League member, will present information on the implementation Michigan's new voting rights and the Citizens Independent Redistricting Commission, both of which amended the Michigan Constitution after the 2018 election. It will be held in the McGuire room at the Traverse Area District Library, 610 Woodmere Ave., Traverse City from 12PM Noon to 1:30PM. Please come to meet and renew friendships with members of LWVGTA. Bring your lunch and a friend!
Plans for a 2020 celebration of the founding of LWVGTA 60 years ago are in the works!
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2020 is the official 100th anniversary of women's right to vote in the United States. Lets celebrate!
This year's Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena, CA had two separate floats from two organizations (LWV and the City of South Pasadena) commemorating womens' suffrage and the many years our fore-mothers fought and struggled to obtain the right to vote.
If you would like to help plan these important celebrations, please contact Nancy Nordfjord (njnordfjord@gmail.com) or Anne Montgomery (annemontgomerytc@gmail.com). Join us!
March 10, 2020 is Michigan's Primary Election. Everyone can obtain an absentee ballot and vote early. Your city or township clerk has applications that will put you on the list to receive an absentee ballot by mail for every election.
We will also have elections in May as well as the Presidental Election in November of 2020.
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Artust's rendering of the LWVUS float in the Rose Bowl Parade. Riding on the float were descendants of Harriet B. Tubman, Ida B. Wells, Frederick Douglas, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
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Winter and early Spring Program dates:
Mark your calendars for these upcoming program events for LWVGTA!
January 14, 2020 (Tuesday) - 12PM Noon to 1:30PM at the Traverse City Public Library in the McGuire Room. Margaret Goeman, educator and League member, will cover Michigan's new voting rights (resulting from the 2018 passage of Proposal 3) and the Citizens Independent Redistricting Commission (created by Proposal 2 to end gerrymandering). We will learn more about how the proposals are being implemented in 2019 and beyond.
February 11, 2020 (Tuesday) from 12PM Noon to 1:30PM in the McGuire room of Traverse City Public Library. The topic will be homelessness in the Grand Traverse area.
March 17, 2020 (Tuesday) from 12PM Noon to 1:30PM in the McGuire Room of TADL. Margaret Goeman will do a presentation on the 2020 Census. The League of women Voters wants to make sure everyone in Michigan who is eligible to vote is registered, and that everyone is counted.
April 14, 2020 (Tuesday) from 12PM Noon to 1:30PM in the McGuire Room of TADL Dave Dempsey, Senior Advisor, For the Love of Water (FLOW) will speak on water quality and PFOS issues in Michigan.
May, 2020 LWVGTA Annual Meeting - speaker TBA
Watch for more information on the National Writers' Series "Evening with Elaine Weiss" who authored The Woman's Hour, The Great Fight to Win the Vote.
This will be held at the City Opera House on June 11, 2020.
Many thanks to our Program Committee for putting together these important programs for LWVGTA.
Bring your lunch and a friend to these presentations and plan on meeting your fellow LWVGTA members!
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NOTES FROM THE HISTORY OF THE SUFFRAGIST MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES:
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To mark the 100th anniversary of women suffragists success, this newsletter is doing a series of articles about the founding suffragists' struggles and ambitions to win womens' right to vote and other important issues occurring at the same time in the United States. This installment speaks to the difficulties and frustrations of the movement from 1869 - 1871.
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 Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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1869
The American Equal Rights Association is wrecked by disagreements over the 14th Amendment and the question of whether to support the proposed 15th amendment which would enfranchise Black American males while avoiding the question of woman's suffrage entirely.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony found the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA), a more radical institution, to achieve the vote through a constitutional amendment as well as push for other women's rights issues. The NWSA was based in New York.
Lucy Stone, Harry Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe and other conservative activists from the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA) worked for woman's suffrage through amending individual state constitutions. AWSA was based in Boston.
Wyoming Territory is organized with a woman suffrage provision.
1870
The 15th Amendment gave black men the right to vote. NWSA refused to work for its ratification and instead advocated for a 16th Amendment that would dictate universal suffrage. Frederick Douglas broke with Stanton and Anthony over the position of NWSA.
The Woman's Journal is founded and edited by Mary Livermore, Lucy Stone and Henry Blackwell.
1871
Victoria Woodhull addresses the House Judiciary Committee arguing women's right to vote under the 14th Amendment.
The Anti-Suffrage Party is founded.
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To be continued...
Source: The National Women's History Museum
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Liz Messing is progressing and is being moved to the Willow Cottage at Grand Traverse Pavilion. Best visiting times are 5-7PM due to her therapies during the day time. Thank you for all of your concern, prayers and cards. Liz' address is Willow Cottage #103, 525 Cottage Arbor Dr., Traverse City, MI 49684.
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The League of Women Voters encourages the informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues and influences public policy through education and advocacy. The League is strictly non-partisan, neither endorsing candidates nor supporting political parties. The League, in both its values and its practices, reaffirms its commitment to diversity.
LWVGTA would welcome donations. 2020 will be a busy year with federal, state and local elections. You can make tax deductible donations designated for the LWVGTA - Education Fund. These funds can only be used to provide nonpartisan civic information to help citizens understand and participate in government with the goal of building citizen participation in the democratic process at all government levels.
You can also make unrestricted donations to LWVGTA which could be used for our other important work.
Donations to special projects, especially to the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the US ratification of women's right to vote or our 60th anniversary of the founding of our League are also welcome. Celebrations will be held this summer.
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LWVGTA would welcome donations. 2020 will be a busy year with federal, state and local elections. You can make tax deductible donations designated for the LWVGTA - Education Fund. These funds can only be used to provide nonpartisan civic information to help citizens understand and participate in government with the goal of building citizen participation in the democratic process at all government levels.
You can also make unrestricted donations to LWVGTA which could be used for our other important work.
Donations to special projects, especially to the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the US ratification of women's right to vote or our 60th anniversary of the founding of our League are also welcome. Celebrations will be held this summer.
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One way we make money is to collect Oleson's receipts. Please send your receipts to: Jan Warren,12055 S. Woodwinds Circle #15, Traverse City, MI 49684.
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