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LWVFL Requests State Board of Education Amend Instruction Rule Pertaining to Significant Historical Events
On June 9, 2021, the League of Women Voters of Florida sent the following letter to the Florida State Board of Education requesting the body considerer...
Cecile Scoon Elected First Black Woman to Lead the League of Women Voters of Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Civil rights lawyer Cecile M. Scoon, Esq. has made history as the first Black woman elected to lead the League of Women Voters of Florida....
LWVFL Capitol Report: 2021 Legislative Session Wrap Up
Session Overview Friday, April 30th, marked the 60th and final day of the 2021 Florida Legislative Session – a session that began during unprecedented health...
CURRENT AFFAIRS
LWVFL Requests State Board of Education Amend Instruction Rule Pertaining to Significant Historical Events
On June 9, 2021, the League of Women Voters of Florida sent the following letter to the Florida State Board of Education requesting the body considerer...
Cecile Scoon Elected First Black Woman to Lead the League of Women Voters of Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Civil rights lawyer Cecile M. Scoon, Esq. has made history as the first Black woman elected to lead the League of Women Voters of Florida....
League of Women Voters of Florida and Others Sue To Stop Florida’s Voter Suppression Bill
SB 90’s provisions make it harder for Floridians to cast their ballot, with a disproportionate impact on elderly voters, voters with disabilities, students...
PRESS RELEASES
Cecile Scoon Elected First Black Woman to Lead the League of Women Voters of Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Civil rights lawyer Cecile M. Scoon, Esq. has made history as the first Black woman elected to lead the League of Women Voters of Florida....
League of Women Voters of Florida and Others Sue To Stop Florida’s Voter Suppression Bill
SB 90’s provisions make it harder for Floridians to cast their ballot, with a disproportionate impact on elderly voters, voters with disabilities, students...
League of Women Voters of Florida Denounces Passage of Elections Bill that Adds Restrictions to Voting
In response to the passage of Florida’s Senate Bill 90, the League of Women Voters of Florida President Patricia Brigham and Board of Directors offer the...
LEAGUE STUDIES
Step Up for Students Preliminary Investigative Report
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Florida’s Twentieth Century Women Environmentalists
As part of the 100th anniversary celebrations of the League of Women Voters and Women’s Suffrage, as well as the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we are pleased...