Conversation Bio: Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins is the President of the League of Women Voters of the United States, the political advocacy and membership organization of the League of Women Voters. The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, works to increase public understanding of major policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. Dr. Jefferson-Jenkins is the 15th president of the League of Women Voters of the United States and chair of the League of Women Voters Education Fund, the citizen education and research organization of the League of Women Voters. As president of the League, Dr. Jefferson-Jenkins works to increase citizen participation in the electoral process and leads the education and advocacy work of the League on public policy issues. She is the first woman of African-American descent to head the League. Dr. Jefferson-Jenkins is a recognized authority on the voting rights of African Americans and is the author of The Road to Black Suffrage and One Man One Vote: The History of the African-American Vote in the United States. Click here to go to the League of Women Voters' web site >>Transcript of Jo-Anne Chasnow >>Transcript of Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins >>Transcript of Lucas Benitez >>Bio: Jo-Anne Chasnow >>Bio: Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins >>Bio: Lucas Benitez *Conversation* | Voting | Activities | Resources Online Conversations | Law, Diversity, and the Vote