About Us
Useful information about our Roseville, Maplewood, and Falcon Heights chapter.
LWV Roseville Area History
Meddlers, Activists and Watchdogs
The history of the League of Women Voters of Roseville Area, which has been updated through 2020.
Click on the cover image at right for a downloadable file of this interesting and engaging history.
League of Women Voters of Roseville Area Video
To see what League of Women Voters of Roseville Area has been involved in lately, view the video.
Organizing Conference League of Women Voters Minnesota
100 years ago, on October 28-29, 1919, our founding members took the first step to incorporate and mobilize the League of Women Voters Minnesota. A copy of the original program is available, as a reminder of our ambitious beginning, and as tribute to the women who blazed the trail that led us to today. To see the program, click here.
LWVRA Member Florence Sprague Interviewed About League
Minnesota Senator Chuck Wiger interviews members of civic and governmental organizations in his senate district (43). In December, Sen. Wiger interviewed Florence Sprague, a Maplewood resident, about League. Here is a link to the interview on YouTube.
Memoir Project
As part of the Memoir Project (2013), we have provided links to interviews of twelve veteran Leagers from the Roseville, Maplewood, and Falcon Heights chapter.
To read a history of the League in the Roseville, Maplewood and Falcon Heights area, click on the following link.
History of RoMaFH by Carolyn Cushing
To read each personal memoir, click on the links below for each named member.
League 101 Basics
We can assume that members have an understanding of LWV history and that there are hundreds of Locals (numbers growing,) all organized under a State League https://www.lwvmn.org/. The State Leagues are then organized under a national League http://www.lwv.org/
Board Organization and Job Descriptions
To see how LWV Roseville Area is organized, click here. To see board job descriptions, click here.
Non-Partisan Policy
NONPARTISAN POLICY AND GUIDELINES FOR POLITICAL ACTIVITY
The purpose of the League of Women Voters is to promote political responsibility through informed and active participation of citizens in government. The nonpartisanship of LWV is the basis of our public credibility and must be carefully maintained. LWV does not support or oppose any political party or candidate. It is political in that it takes positions on selected governmental issues after member study and agreement.