League Of Women Voters of Collier County, About Us

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.

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The League of Women Voters was founded in 1920 at the culmination of the struggle to gain women's suffrage. Its first charge was to educate 20 million women on how to exercise their new political rights and responsibilities. Although programs and priorities have changed over the years, the League has remained true to its basic purposes.

The League of Women Voters of Collier County was founded in 1975.

We greatly appreciate the efforts of the past presidents of the League of Women Voters of Collier County:

1975-1978	Virginia Grant	1991-1993	Ann Campbell
1978-1979	Ahleen Crawford	1993-1994	Dorothy Fitch
1979-1981	Helen Franke	1994-1997	Kathleen Slebodnik
1981-1983	Marion de Forest	1997-2000	Pat Clark
1983-1985	Jeannette Boucher	2000-2002	Alda Pierce
1985-1986	Jeannette Boucher/Sloane Robbins	2002-2004	Claire MacMillian
1986-1987	Bettie Gulacsik	2004-2006	Sheilah Crowley
1987-1988	Marcy Flinn	2006-2009	Chris Straton
1988-1990	Dorothy Fitch	2009-2010	Sandy Parker
1990-1991	Dorothy Fitch/Ann Campbell	2010-	Lydia Galton

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