When Jean Lloyd-Jones was a new mother, a friend recommended that she hire a babysitter for one afternoon a week and take time for herself to go to the library, the museum or just take a walk. She decided to spend that time at the local meeting for the League of Women Voters.
“It was so fascinating. The women were so intelligent and so well informed, and I just loved it,” Lloyd-Jones said.
It was the start of her life in politics. She became the state president of the League of Women Voters, serving from 1971 to 1975.
“I used to say
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