About the League

League of Women Voters^®
of Falmouth

What is our mission? How are we structured? What is our history?

Women's Suffrage. Our Mission. Bylaws. Other Leagues. Our History.

Celebrating 90 Years of Women's Suffrage

Read this article by Elisabeth MacNamara, League of Women Voters: Celebrating 90 Years of Women's Suffrage and then read Carrie Chapman Catt and The League of Women Voters: Winning Political Power for Women From the Keynote Presentation to the League of Women Voters Convention Banquet Alanta, GA June 14, 2010 by Robert P. J. Cooney, Jr. Author of "Winning The Vote: The Triumph of the American Woman Suffrage Movement"

Our Mission and Roles

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization encouraging informed and active participation in government. It influences public policy through education and advocacy. We never support or oppose any political party or candidate.
The League of Women Voters has two separate and distinct roles.

Voter Service/Citizen Education: We present unbiased nonpartisan information about elections, the voting process, and issues. For example, see Legislative Alerts and Priorities in Massachusetts

Action/Advocacy: We are also nonpartisan, but, after study, we use our positions to advocate for or against particular policies in the public interest.

Two of our active committees and their roles:

Observer Corps

Natural Resources

To conduct our voter service and citizen education activities, we use funds from the League of Women Voters Education Fund, which is a 501(c)(3) corporation, a nonprofit educational organization. The League of Women Voters, a membership organization, conducts action and advocacy and is a nonprofit 501(c)(4) corporation.
Our Vision, Beliefs, and Intentions guide our activities.

Bylaws of the LWV of Falmouth

Click here to read the LWV of Falmouth Bylaws

Other League Organizations

Barnstable County has two League of Women Voters. Our Falmouth League and the Cape Cod Area League
Our members are also members of:

League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, and
League of Women Voters of the United States.

See other Leagues in Massachusetts and other state Leagues and local League websites.

History of the League of Women Voters

Read a short history of the League of Women Voters.

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