The League of Women Voters was founded in February 1920, six months before all women in America were guaranteed the right to vote through the passage of the 19th Amendment. Our founders knew that securing the right to vote was only the beginning goal – becoming an informed and engaged voter was the next goal for American women. Since then the organization has expanded to include men and women and to address a wide-range of issues that help citizens be active participants in political life as well as calling on government to be both responsive and responsible.