Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham reads a proclamation honoring the centennial of women’s suffrage and the founding of the League of Women Voters during League Day at the Roundhouse Thursday in Santa Fe. Photo by Akkana Peck
League of Women Voters scarecrow mascot ‘Vicky the Voter’ sits on the League of Women Voters of Los Alamos table while League members assemble with Rep. Christine Chandler, center, Thursday at the Roundhouse. Photo by Dody Richardson
LWVLA News:
Members of the League of Women Voters of Los Alamos gathered for League Day at the New Mexico Legislature Thursday in Santa Fe.
Proclamations and memorials abounded honoring both the centennial of women’s right to vote and the founding of the League of Women Voters in the United States and New Mexico.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham read her proclamation in the rotunda to an enthusiastic, standing-room-only crowd of League members and friends, many dressed in suffragist white or purple with traditional sashes.
Memorials also were presented in the House and Senate, with League of Women Voters of New Mexico board members standing for recognition.
Rep. Christine Chandler of Los Alamos was a presenter in the House. Virginia Kase, CEO of the national League, spoke in the rotunda, as well as giving the keynote speech to the legislative reception the preceding night.
The Los Alamos League, founded in 1947, also was honored Tuesday by the Los Alamos County Council.
More Centennial events are planned this spring and summer.
For more information, visit lwvlosalamos.org.
‘Vicki the Voter’, Rebecca Chaikin and Lynn Jones take care of the League of Women Voters of Los Alamos table at the Roundhouse. Courtesy photo
League member Ellen Mills of Los Alamos distributes suffrage sashes at the event. Courtesy photo
Los Alamos League Co-president Barbara Calef accepts the Los Alamos County Council proclamation in the company of League members who came out in the snowy weather Tuesday for the presentation. Photo by Mark Jones
