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Welcome to the
League of Women Voters
of Falls Church, Virginia
A Voice for Citizens and
A Force for Change in the United States
The League
of Women Voters,
a nonpartisan political organization,
encourages informed and active participation in government, works to
increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public
policy through education and advocacy.

Current Events
Falls Church
City League of Women Voters
Sponsors Re-enactment of
“A Day in the Life of a Suffragis t”
At
a special event held at the Falls Church Community Center on Wednesday March
23, 2009, Lynn Garvey-Hodge portrayed Mrs. Robert Walker before a crowd of
Falls Church residents and high school students . Mrs. Walker was a
suffragist who was imprisoned at the Occoquan Workhouse in 1917 after
demonstrating for women's voting rights at the White House. The League of
Women Voters of Falls Church sponsored the presentation to help celebrate
Women's History Month in the city. The League is supporting efforts to raise
funds for a permanent monument at Occoquan Regional Park to be called
"Turning Point Plaza," marking the important role the episode played in the
struggle to earn the right to vote for women.

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