Paul Benzaquin's mother founded a local chapter of the League of Women Voters, a civic organization formed to help women take a larger role in public affairs.
His father was a grain merchant, his civic-minded mother a founder of the local chapter of the League of Women Voters. The League of Women Voters (LWV) is a civic organization in the United States that was formed to help women take a larger role in public affairs after they won the right to vote. 
