Feminist Majority Foundation
Project Title
For support of an initiative to increase civic participation among young women on college campuses
Date
Jun. 04, 2020
Duration
12 months
Description
College students face numerous barriers to exercising their right to vote, including difficult voter identification laws, lack of accessible polling sites, and even disqualification from “resident” status under some state laws. Founded in 1987, the Feminist Majority Foundation is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering all women and to protecting and extending women’s rights in the United States. With 2020 marking both the centennial of women winning the right to vote and the 49th anniversary of the franchise being extended to the age of eighteen, the Feminist Majority Foundation believes that young women have a unique opportunity to make their voices heard in government. With Corporation support, the Feminist Majority Foundation will leverage its national network of college campuses to educate and mobilize young women, both in-person and online, around their right to vote. This includes informing students about alternatives to in-person voting where available.