Sylvia Levin

In 1971, when the voting age in the U.S. was lowered from 21 to 18, Levin's son, a political consultant, worked to register new voters. Inspired by her son, Levin helped -- and never stopped. Six days a week, she would travel from place to place from her home in Santa Monica, Calif., to find people to sign up. (Sundays: the farmers' market in Westwood Village. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays: outside the Westwood Federal Building. Fridays: Malibu. Saturdays: Venice.) Her job, deputy county registrar, is a volunteer position -- she got no pay. "She's an example of a person who has done more to make democracy work than anybody I know," said Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl, who introduced a resolution to honor her. Over 36 years, she registered more than 47,000 people to vote. Did she favor Democrats, or Republicans? "Everyone is important," she would reply. She continued her efforts until she was hospitalized after a stroke in May. She died June 25 at 91. From This is True for 28 June 2009 Suggestions for further reading: A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present by Howard Zinn Amazon Price: $10.99 Customer Review: Howard Zinn captures the history of America that is left out of classrooms. A People's History of the United States could be used as a textbook or a "start to finish", either way it is very informative and entertaining.   Democratizing Innovation by Eric von Hippel Amazon Price: Customer Review: Buy it for a course of the University, the content of the book is very interesting, it becomes trained the process to continue if you want to have innovative initiatives., although I don't recommend to buy it, unless you like to conserve the book in ...   Democracy in America Volume 1 by Alexis de Tocqueville Amazon Price: Customer Review: The Kindle edition has NO hyperlinks in the document. It gets better. When you search on the word "chapter," none of the chapter beginnings are found, supposedly because the chapter heading is an IMAGE, not text. I'll try o...   Give Me Liberty!: An American History, Second Seagull Edition (One-Volume Edi... by Eric Foner Amazon Price: $46.13 Customer Review: Great book, very helpful in my class. It's required reading but it's a good read.   Voices of Freedom: A Documentary History (Second Edition) (Vol. 2) (Voices o... Amazon Price: $21.16 Customer Review: This book is excellent for finding primary sources. It is very comprehensive and shows the opposing viewpoints in America's history.   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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