Patty Jantho, President of the Plano/Collin County Chapter of the League of Women Voters, was the featured speaker at our August 16th meeting. Ms. Jantho gave a spirited history of the 70-plus year battle waged by courageous women to earn the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th amendment to the Constitution 90 years ago. The League of Women Voters was also founded in 1920. The League is committed to works that safeguard democracy and lead to civic improvement. Its mission as a non-partisan political organization is to encourage the informed and active participation of citizens in government. To learn more about the League, to donate to their cause or to join, please visit www.lwvcollin.org.
Patty Jantho of the LWV Speaks
Meetings, TDWCC Events
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Aug 162010
Celebrate the 90th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment
Local Events, TDWCC Events, Upcoming Events
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Aug 142010
| August 28, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 12:00 pm |
Join us to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote. This momentous event occurred on August 26, 1920, after 70 years of struggle by the suffragists.
Andrea White, wife of Mayor White, candidate for Texas Governor, will share her thoughts on the importance of the women’s vote on Sat. Aug 28, from 10 a.m. – noon at Haggard Park in downtown Plano.
This will be a family event – free and open to the public. We will have frozen snacks, drinks, face painting for the kids, a ladies Barbershop Quartet and more.
This event is co-sponsored with the North Dallas Texas Democratic Women.
August General Meeting
Meetings, TDWCC Events, Upcoming Events
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Aug 052010
| August 16, 2010 | ||
| 6:45 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Patty Janthro from the League of Women Voters will be speaking at the meeting. The topic is celebrating both the 90th anniversary of the founding of the League and the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S.. Constitution that gained women the right to vote–both in 1920.
6:45pm at the Preston Ridge Campus of Collin College, 9700 Wade Blvd Frisco, Texas, Founders Hall, Shawnee Room F148.
Note this is the 3rd rather than the 4th Monday of the month.
Aug 022010
| August 21, 2010 | ||
| 2:00 pm | to | 3:00 pm |
| August 26, 2010 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 7:00 pm |
Equality Project Training
LGBT, Local Events, Upcoming Events
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Aug 012010
| August 14, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 1:00 pm |
Equality Project Training, Global Peace Factory Coffee Bar, 1377 Legacy Dr (at State Highway 121), Frisco. Due to the success and demand of the first Equality Project training in Frisco, another one is being held. If you weren’t able to attend the first time around, now is your chance! Click for more info. TDWCC is one of the sponsors of this event hosted by Equality Texas.
