Seventy-five years ago, a small group of Amarillo women gathered around kitchen tables with a mission — to make democracy work better for everyone. They wrote letters, held forums and registered voters, believing that the right to vote was the cornerstone of equality and progress.

On Saturday night, the modern-day successors of that movement came together at AmTech Career Academy to celebrate three-quarters of a century of civic engagement and to reaffirm the mission that still drives them: empowering voters and defending democracy.

Carrying the torch forward

Kimberly Anderson, who became president of the Amarillo League of Women Voters in June, said the organization’s history is a reminder that progress is never guaranteed.

“It’s an honor to stand on the shoulders of women who have do

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