Missouri Women’s Network

The Missouri Women’s Network is an advocacy group for women’s and family issues.  The organization has an active presence in Jefferson City, and keeps its members informed about current legislation.

Contact: Mary Mosley      

Email:  mmosley@coin.org

Missouri ERA PAC

This web site is sponsored by the ERA Campaign Missouri, a non-partisan PAC.  The listings of progressive candidates endorsed by ERA Campaign Missouri include contact and donation information for each candidate.  The goal is to elect officials who will support passage of the ERA, and who will also support issues important to most women.  

Web Site:  www.ERAPAC.org

 

American Association of University Women

The American Association of University Women has been working toward equity for women and girls since 1881.  It encourages education and self-development over the lifespan, and positive societal change.  There are local branches throughout the state.

Missouri Web Site:  www.AAUWMO.org

National (Association) Web Site:  www.AAUW.org

Business and Professional Women

Business and Professional Women/USA, founded in 1919, promotes equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information. With 30,000 members in more than 1,600 Local Organizations represented in every congressional district in the country, BPW/USA includes among its members women and men of every age, race, religion, political party and socio-economic background.

Missouri Web Site:  www.BPWMO.org

National Web Site:  www.BPWUSA.org

Sue Shear Institute

The Sue Shear Institute was founded at the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 1996 with the goal of helping women develop the skills needed for serving in both elected and appointed offices within government as well as employed policy-making positions. In August 1999 the Institute opened a Kansas City branch, housed in the UMKC Women's Center.

Web Site: http://www.umsl.edu/~iwpl/sshometxt.htm

League of Women Voters

The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

Web Site: http://www.lwv.org

National Organization of Women

The purpose of NOW is to take action to bring women into full participation in the mainstream of American society now, exercising all privileges and responsibilities thereof in truly equal partnership with men.

Web Site:  http://www.now.org

Missourian for Choice

Missourians for Choice was launched in 1990 as a statewide nonprofit, bipartisan political organization.  MFC seeks to identify and support pro-choice candidates in state legislative, state senate, and statewide races in Missouri.  Missourians for Choice also presents the annual Kenneth C. Hill Founders Award to an individual in recognition of steadfast dedication to the issue of choice and his/her ability to translate that belief into action. 

Contact:  Rita Leifhelm, MFC, PO Box 32515, Kansas City, MO, 64171

Text Box: MFC

Greater Kansas City Women’s Political Caucus

The Greater Kansas City Women's Political Caucus is a multi-partisan political organization working in Missouri and Kansas that makes public endorsements of candidates running for state and local office. A major goal is to recruit and elect people who support public policies that advance women's rights and opportunities. 

Contact:  Ina Montgomery, President,  P.O. Box 10095, Kansas City, MO  64171. 

Email:  gkcwpc@kc.rr.com

Web Site:  www.gkcwpc.org

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Planned Parenthood Advocates of Kansas and Mid-Missouri

Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri (PPKM) provides a broad range of reproductive health care services, education and advocacy. PPKM has 12 clinics across Kansas and Missouri headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, we offer services in Lawrence, Wichita and Hays, Kansas and at nine Missouri clinics, in Kansas City, Warrensburg, Sedalia, Columbia, Jefferson City and Grandview.

Web Site:  http://www.ppkm.org

NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri

NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri, the state's largest grassroots pro-choice organization, has been working to protect choice for 35 years.   To accomplish its mission, we have the NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri Political Action Committee (PAC), NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri Foundation 501(c)3, and the NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri Affiliate 501(c)4. Each of these entities has its own board and strategic plan. Although separate, they work together to promote and safeguard women's reproductive health in the state of Missouri.

Web Site:  http://www.prochoicemissouri.org/

Education Partner of the Missouri ERA PAC

Missouri Women’s Leadership Coalition

US Women Connect

US Women Connect, born out the 1995 UN Fourth World Conference on Women, connects US women and girls working for rights and empowerment and links them with the global women's movement. MWLC is a member of this group.

Web Site: http://www.uswc.org

Moms Rising

MomsRising has a goal of bringing millions of people, who all share a common concern about the need to build a more family-friendly America, together as a non-partisan force for 2008 and beyond. This grassroots, online effort is mobilizing mothers, and all who have mothers, across America as a cohesive force for change. Started this May 2006, MomsRising already has nearly 90,000 citizen members, as well as more than seventy-five (and growing) aligned national organizations, working together to create positive solutions for the future.

Web Site: http://www.MomsRising.org