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The League of Women Voters is dedicated to educating voters so they can make informed decisions when they cast their ballot. As part of this mission, we offer Speakers Bureau presentations. No fee is charged for these presentations, but an honorarium to our 501(c)(3) Education Fund would be greatly appreciated.
The Exceptional Women Series is a fund-raising effort developed by well regarded Enrichment Academy teacher and League member, Lisa French. Lisa's first career was in finance; her second was coaching women to successfully navigate the corporate world. Studying history, especially women's history, is her current passion. You can now book Lisa to tell the stories of these fascinating women. Cost: $50.
Most presentations run 30 minutes with an additional 15 minutes for questions at the end.
To book a speaker use the form at the bottom of this page and someone will get back to you within 24 hours.
Speakers Bureau Series
The following presentations are offered free of charge - although donations are always appreciated.
News: Separating Fact from Fiction
If you feel overwhelmed by the number of news sources available . . . if you hear conflicting reports and don't know which to believe . . . if you can no longer believe your eyes because you know digital technology can alter photographs and videos, this presentation will help you learn to separate fact from fiction. This is a skill set we all need because our political system cannot hope to develop sound policies if those policies are based on lies, misinformation, or misleading half-truths.
Use Your Voice
Designed to help children and young adults understand why voting gives them control over their lives. Traces the struggles to expand suffrage from the country's founding when only wealthy, white males could vote. Then explores why more people do not exercise this hard won right. Interactive engagement and discussion is built into this presentation.
Ranked Choice Voting
Ranked Choice Voting, also known as Instant Runoff Voting, is a non-partisan alternative to plurality voting. With a plurality voting system the candidate with the most votes wins the election. If more than two candidates are running, which often happens in municipal and primary elections, the winner may not have received a majority. With Ranked Choice Voting no winner is declared until a candidate receives a majority. Learn how Ranked Choice Voting works, where it is used, why supporters believe this method empowers voters as well as the objections raised by detractors.
Write-In Loophole
In the 2024 elections over 2.million Florida voters were disenfranchised by this ploy. The Write-In Loophole is used to circumvent the Universal Primary Amendment that was passed in 1998 by 64% of voters. Learn how political parties use write-in candidates to close elections and the simple change to the Florida Constitution legislators could propose to ensure every voter's rights are protected.
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Exceptional Women Series
The following presentations raise funds to support our mission. The suggested price is $50.
First Ladies
Lady Bird Johnson
Lady Bird Johnson was a successful entrepreneur, astute political operative, and a concerned environmentalist. She was the balancing force that tempered the excesses of her Presidential husband (LBJ) and created the funds for his political ambitions.
Floridians
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Marjory Stoneman Douglas was a talented journalist who discovered the crucial role of the Florida Everglades. Defending the fragile “River of Grass” became a lifelong passion which only ended at her death at age 108. Today, all Floridians benefit from her ingenious and effective efforts to preserve the fresh water supply against efforts to drain it and reclaim land for development.
Government
Oveta Culp Hobby
Oveta Culp Hobby is the only woman honored on the WWII Monument in Washington, DC, as the creator of the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps. She organized and served as the first Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. She was also one of the nation's richest women and twice voted best dressed! Hear how she did it.
First Ladies
Lou Hoover
Lou Hoover was an inspiring, influential First Lady who is virtually unknown today. She was half of the first power couple of the 20th century and could give Eleanor a run for her money. Her story is intriguing and surprising in scope and depth.
Floridians
Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary McLeod Bethune was a fascinating educator, innovator and activist. Among her accomplishments - she founded Bethune Cookman College, was a close personal friend to Eleanor Roosevelt and held top posts in the FDR administration by an African American. She is one of the 2 statues in the US Congress representing the state of Florida.