League of Women Voters Glenview-Glencoe

06/17/2026

06/16/2026

On this Flag Day, we hold that patriotism includes defending the rule of law. States administer elections. No president has the authority to unilaterally rewrite election rules or dictate how they’re run. We have taken our position to court. https://www.lwv.org/newsroom/press-releases/federal-court-hears-challenge-trump-executive-order-restricting-mail League of Women Voters of the US League of Women Voters of Virginia

06/16/2026

VOTING RIGHTS MATTER

Some women at the recent Turning Point USA Women’s Leadership Summit said they’d be willing to give up their right to vote if it meant creating a more conservative country.

Ideas about restricting women's voting seem connected to ideas about restricting voting in general. https://bit.ly/3Srxiff

06/15/2026

🗳️ YOUR VOTE. YOUR VOICE. EVERY VOTE COUNTS.
Make sure you're ready to make it count—register to vote today at ova.elections.il.gov ✅🇺🇸

06/15/2026

ETHICS MATTERS

U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy, who previously ran a company that provides aircraft for fighting wildfires, has proposed ending Forest Service inspections of those aircraft. One of the company’s aircraft failed an inspection because of a crack in its wing.

Read more: https://propub.li/4v8IiwN

06/15/2026

Election judges are the guardians of the electoral process. 🗳️

Serving as court officials, election judges receive training every two years and work together across political parties to ensure elections are conducted fairly, accurately, and impartially.

✅ Trained
✅ Nonpartisan in duty
✅ Committed to election integrity

Their dedication helps protect every voter’s voice and maintain confidence in our democratic process.

06/15/2026

WOMEN KEEP MAKING HISTORY

As America commemorates its 250th birthday, we're helping ensure that women are not left out of the story. For too long, the contributions of women have been overlooked, diminished, or treated as a footnote in our shared history. We believe a complete history is a more powerful one, and the story of America cannot be told without the women who shaped its foundations, strengthened its communities, and expanded opportunities for future generations.

Throughout the summer, we'll be sharing the stories of the women who were essential to the establishment of our nation across 250 years, starting with Revolutionary-era trailblazers like:

⭐ Mary Musgrove, a Muscogee (Creek) woman who served as a negotiator between English and Native American communities and helped develop Colonial Georgia

⭐ Margaret Cochran Corbin, a hero of the American Revolution who took over the firing of her husband's canon and was the first woman to receive a military pension

⭐ Sybil Ludington, a 16-year-old who is believed to have ridden 40 miles on horseback to warn the militia of a British attack and—unlike Paul Revere—avoided capture

⭐ Elizabeth Freeman (born as “Mum Bett”), a formerly enslaved woman who became the first Black woman to successfully file a lawsuit for freedom in Massachusetts

⭐ Judith Sargent Murray, an early advocate of women’s equality whose essay, “On the Equality of the Sexes,” was published a year before Mary Wollstonecraft’s “Vindication of the Rights of Women”

⭐ Elizabeth Burgin, a spy who helped free over 200 American prisoners of war in NYC and secretly brought them food and supplies

⭐ Lydia Darragh, an Irish immigrant and pacifist Quaker whose opposition to tyranny led her to cross enemy lines to warn Washington's army of a British attack

⭐ Penelope Barker, a patriot of the Revolution who organized the Edenton Tea Party, the first recorded women’s political demonstration in America

Help us center women in this historic milestone: share these stories, utilize our online resources, attend our community events, and join our campaign.

American women are founders, not footnotes, and we are honored to give them the spotlight they deserve.

06/12/2026

FACTS MATTER

The ruling that upended the Voting Rights Act was based in part on a false data analysis about Black and white voter turnout.

06/12/2026

Today is the anniversary of the Equal Pay Act—but
more than 60 years later, women still earn less than
men for similar work.