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Power to Speak Celebrating 100 years of the League of Women Voters
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR in Ventura County have one or more elected Nancy D. Lackey Shaffer women serving. STAFF WRITER The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan Kimberly Rivers and nonprofit organization with over 500,000 CONTRIBUTORS members and supporters today, including men, Michael Cervin, David Michael Courtland, Ivor Davis, Emily Dodi, since 1974. Our local league began in 1960 with Alicia Doyle, Chuck Graham, Chris Jay, Daphne Khalida Kilea, Karen 22 members under the leadership of Mrs. John Lindell, Paul Moomjean, Mike Nelson, Tim Pompey, Emily Savage, (Carol) Quinn. Today we have 125 members who Kathy Jean Schultz, Alan Sculley, Kit Stolz, Mark Storer, Alex Wilson, come from a wide array of fields, including eduLeslie A. Westbrook, Kateri Wozny by Betsy Patterson GRAPHIC DESIGNERS cation, environmental studies, corporate and small Bret Hooper, Paul Braun, Elaine Cota he League of Women Voters (LWV) is took their husband’s name. In addition to their business, law, agriculture, arts, medicine, science SALES TEAM LEADER celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. name, they lost their right to own property and and politics. Warren Barrett As we celebrate our 100 years, the League of The national organization was founded by manage business, and could not have their own ADVERTISING SALES Carrie Chapman Catt after the passage of the 19th bank account or, later, a credit card without the Women Voters continues its mission: encouraging Barbara Kroon Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting signature of their husbands or other significant voters to become informed about the candidates CLASSIFIEDS women their right to vote. There were some local or male family member. In 1974, the Equal Credit and issues and to vote. Ann Turrietta Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person votstate leagues before 1920 and the LWV Tennessee Opportunity Act passed and women could obtain ing presents a higher risk of infection. This Novemwas crucial in getting Tennessee to be the last state their own line of credit. Advertising information, call 805.648.2244 During wartime, women ran the farms, worked ber California will hold its first all-mail election. needed to ratify the amendment on Aug. 18, 1920. Classified Ads | Display Ads The tie-breaking vote came from Harry T. Burn, in industry and continued to manage the household On Oct. 5, the Ventura County Elections Office will EDITORIAL AND ADVERTISING OFFICE acting on the plea of his mother. It was officially and raise the children. Post-World War II, many begin mailing registered voters their official ballots. 805.648.2244 adopted on August 26, 1920, and the work of the women were expected to return to their previous Voters will be able to fill out the ballot in the safety warren@vcreporter.com (Advertising) League of Women Voters began: educating voters roles of homemaker and mother and not work of their home, then mail it back to the Elections nancy@vcreporter.com (Editorial) about the process of voting and about the candi- outside the home. It took a second wave of femi- Office in the postage-paid envelope. Or, starting aturrietta@timespublications.com (Classifieds) dates and issues. nism in the 1960-70s to break down some of these Oct. 7, the ballot can be dropped into one of the 31 Ballot Drop boxes around the county. Last option: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our celebration social barriers. The Ventura County Reporter is distributed every Thursday in Ventura, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Camarillo, Ojai, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village and Agoura Hills. The will not be all that we intended. We want to take Women began to enter politics. Jeannette taking the ballot to one of the 47 Vote Centers (conReporter is available free of charge, limited to one copy per reader. The Reporter may solidated polling places) which will be open Oct. time, however, to recognize the historic signifi- Rankin was the first woman to serve in Congress, be distributed only by Reporter authorized distributors. No person may, without prior cance of these women who pushed for their right to elected in 1917 from Montana. Nellie Tayloe 31-Nov. 3 for those needing assistance, including written permission of the Reporter, take more than one copy of each Reporter issue. The Reporter is copyright ©2020 by Times Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. No part vote, enduring many hardships including the 1918 Ross was the first female governor of Wyoming, accessibility, same-day registration, ballot replaceof this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part in any form or by any means influenza pandemic. Those women included famil- serving 1925-27. Shirley Chisholm was the first ment if lost or damaged, etc. without permission in writing by the publisher. An adjudicated Newspaper of General Voting has never been easier. In the comiar and not-so-familiar names: Susan B. Anthony, Black woman elected to Congress in 1968 and Circulation (SP50329). Submissions of all kinds are welcomed. However, the publisher AD PROOF ing months we will be helping the VC Elecassumes no responsibility for unsolicited material. A stamped, self-addressed envelope Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth, Lucy served until 1983. Today women currently hold must accompany all submissions expected to be returned. Stone, Carrie Chapman Catt, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, 25 percent of the Senate seats and 23 percent of tions Office (venturavote.org) to educate voters about the upcoming Inez Milholland, Alice Paul,Marketing Mabel Vernon, Lucy Client: Mustang - Census Ad Executive: Warren Barrett (805) 648-2244 the House of Representative seats. Women make and answer your questions November election. Burns, Mary Church Terrell and many more. up 50.9 percent of the U.S. population, as of 2019. Please check this proof over carefully and indicate all corrections clearly. You will have a “1st Proof”, “2nd Proof”, and “Final Proof”. If we receive no proof after the 1st or 2nd Proofs, AD WILL Locally, Susan check K. Lacey Maggie Erickson We have seenIfmany changes over your the past 100 on the RUN AS IS. this proof meets approval 1st proof, off and “FINAL PROOF (APPROVED)” box, date and sign at the bottom years. Few women had access to higher education Kildee were the first women elected to the Ventura Betsy Patterson is president of the League of NOTICE: PLEASE FAX THIS PROOF TO (805) 648-2245 ASAP PRESIDENT SteveISSUE: Strickbine 8/20/20 in the early 1900s; now over 50 percent of college County Board of Supervisors, both in 1980. Today Women Voters Ventura County, www.lwvventuraVICE PRESIDENT Michael Hiatt graduates are women. When women married, they the Board of Supervisors and all 10 city councils county.org.
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