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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 Suffragist”

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.