Serving the Ohio Cities of Canton, Louisville, Massillon,
North Canton, Village of Hartville, and Townships of
Jackson, Lake, Nimishillen, Perry, and Plain
On Jan. 9, 1859, Carrie Chapman Catt, founder of the League of Women Voters, was born. She founded the League to provide civic education to women who had just won the right to vote after spending decades fighting for the right to vote for women like herself.
Our founder, like the early women's suffrage movement itself, failed to advocate fully for all women, so talking about our history is messy– we're fiercely proud of our role in winning voting rights for some women, and heartbroken that we did not fight as hard for Black women and other women of color. We share Catt's words about democracy now not to transcend our past but as a reminder of the truth– democracy doesn't count until we all count.
Read more about Catt and the complicated history of women's suffrage in the US here.
Ohio Capital Journal
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LWV Canton Area
P.O. Box 35021 Canton OH 44735