The League of Women Voters is celebrating its 100TH anniversary this year. The organization was founded by Carrie Chapman Catt on Feb. 14, 1920, just six months before the ratification of the 19th Amendment. But the League’s story began much earlier than that as the group fought for women’s right to vote. Today the non-partisan organization continues to fight for voters' rights and educate voters.
The League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri has been in existence since 1952. President Marge Bramer and former president Ann Elwell share the League's history and mission.