Training in how to prepare VOTE411 for the November election.

The League of Women Voters of Baltimore City cordially invites you to a

Book Talk & Social with

Baltimore Author Elaine Weiss

September 15, 2018
11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Church of the Redeemer
5603 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21210

The Women's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote

The nail-biting climax of one of the greatest political battles in American history; the fight to ratify the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting women the right to vote.

Elaine Weiss is an award-winning journalist and writer whose work has appeared in The Atlantic, Harper’s, The New York Times, and The Christian Science Monitor, as well as in reports and documentaries for National Public Radio and Voice of America. A MacDowell Colony Fellow and Pushcart Prize Editor’s Choice honoree, she is also the author of Fruits of Victory: The Woman’s Land Army in the Great War (Potomac Books/University of Nebraska Press).

Light Lunch & Book Signing to follow
$20.00 Registration

Click here to view the mail-in reservation form

Click here to Register online with Eventbrite

A panel of experts will discuss: “The Changing Makeup of the Supreme Court” 

September 17th - RSVP Today!

Speakers to be Announced

Exclusive Member Event

The program and reception are FREE, Reception in Atrium follows program’s Q&A. 

Parking at Baltimore Grand Garage opposite law school is about $8 for 2 hours.

RSVP required by Sept. 14, seating is limited

To request seating, parking, and to volunteer, send your name, local League, preferred phone and email to andreagruhl@aol.com

LWV volunteers needed:  Greeters, Ushers, Publication display, Sign-in table, Reception helpers, Donors of cookies, brownies, party sandwiches.

Co-sponsored by League of Women Voters of Maryland, University of Maryland Carey School of Law, University of Maryland-Baltimore, University of Maryland-College Park, College of Behavioral & Social Sciences, MLaw Programs.

Saturday, September 29, 2018

Schedule

9:30 am Registration and light breakfast

Morning Workshop Sessions

10:00 am Briefing on LWVMD Death with Dignity Study
Presenters: Study Chair, Sandra Bjork and committee members

11:00 am You're Voting on More than Candidates - 2018 Ballot Question Overview

Presenter: Ralph Watkins, LWVMD Voter Service Chair

OR

Repeated Session -  10am & 11am

LWVMD Action - the Who, What, When & How of State & Local Advocacy

Presenter: Lois Hybl, LWVMD Action Chair

12:00 pm Lunch

12:30 pm Keynote: Perspectives on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

To download and print flier, click here 

Ticket Includes morning coffee/light breakfast, lunch, & materials