Unsung Women Inventors
Evelyn Berezin There would be no Microsoft Word, no Google Docs, without Evelyn Berezin. As the only woman in her office in 1951, Berezin was told to “design a computer.” […]
Truth
Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it. ~ Blaise Psacal Anyone who doesn’t take truth seriously […]
Supreme Court Strips Americans of Right to Abortion
Supreme Court Strips Americans of Constitutional Right to Abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Decision Court signals threat to marriage equality, contraception, and private intimacy WASHINGTON — Today […]
Roe v. Wade Decision
Dear League members, Today, the US Supreme Court eliminated the constitutional right to an abortion, overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. We believed this was coming, but we still had […]
Local League News: June 2022
LWV of Tompkins County The Tompkins County League joined Planned Parenthood of Greater New York, who organized rallies in Corning and Ithaca, for the Bans Off our Bodies rally. People […]
Texting Service (text VoteNY to 474747)
Encourage members and voters to sign up for the League’s texting service (text VoteNY to 474747) to get timely reminders on voting. The Voter Service Committee and our voter service […]
Voter Service Shout-Out
We want to give a special shout-out to the following members for contributing their time and talents for our candidate forums and voter registration activities: Dania Smith Michele Greenblatt Jeany […]
Local League Support Committee: June 2022
Joy Rosenzweig, joyrose6@gmail.com, and Kathy Stein, kstein1@twcny.rr.com, Co-Chairs Welcome to the new LWV of Great Neck MAL Unit! The Local League Support Committee is happy to report that the LWVNYS […]
Notable Quotes
“We have a bill of rights. What we need is a bill of responsibilities.” —Bill Maher “We live in a world in which politics has replaced philosophy.” —Martin L. Gross […]
Redistricting in NYS and Nassau County
New York State The court has set new district lines for both the US House of Representatives and the NYS Senate. The primary date (as of June 1) for these […]