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  • Lunch & Learn – How Local Elections Affect Your Daily Life

    EVERY DAY IN EVERY WAY, HOW LOCAL ELECTIONS AFFECT YOUR DAILY LIFE Tuesday, February 11, 2020 12:00 Noon Columbia Public Library Presenters: Barbara Hoppe Former Columbia City Council Member (2006-2015) and  Janet Thompson Current Boone County Commissioner Local elections can have a big effect on your life because your vote gives you a voice. Bring…

  • National Popular Vote

    The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact Lunch & Learn Tuesday, January 14, 2020 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. Columbia Public Library  Guest Speaker Angie Dunlap League of Women Voters of Missouri The U.S. Constitution requires the use of an Electoral College in the election of the President, but the Electoral College system can allow a…

  • 100th Anniversary Celebration

    Celebrating 100 years! More than 80 members and friends gathered at the 100th Anniversary Gala Celebration on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at the Broadway Christian Church to celebrate the centennial of our chapter of the League of Women Voters.         We were serenaded with wonderful music by The Mothersingers, singing “Songs of…

  • Centennial Events!

    Three Upcoming Events in December to Celebrate our Centennial! Hooray for 100 Years! Gala Celebration!! Saturday, December 7, 2019 2-4 p.m. At Broadway Christian Church With the Mothersingers Presentation of our annual Awards Official proclamations from the City of Columbia and Boone County Commission Refreshments and celebratory cake too! If you plan on attending the…

  • “Suffragettes in the Silent Cinema”

    “Suffragettes in the Silent Cinema” A film and discussion program Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 6 p.m. Ragtag Theatre,  10 Hitt Street Admission is free. Historian and writer Kay Sloan has unearthed and assembled rare films that open a historic window onto how women’s suffrage was represented in early American cinema—from Charlie Chaplin in drag…