Waugh, Lillian J., 1941-2018
Person
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Dr. Lillian Waugh, Professor, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4518
Overview
Lillian Jane Waugh was born in Lewistown, Maine, on 1941 June 1, and passed away in Morgantown, West Virginia, on October 8th, 2018. She was an instrumental cofounder for the Morgantown chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW), serving as an officer, and contributing decades of advocacy for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). This collection contains personal family photographs, correspondence, and research about Waugh keeping her surname after marriage. Protest and activism...
Dates:
1884-2018 and undated; Majority of material found within 1960-2017
National Organization for Women, West Virginia and Morgantown Chapters, Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3247
Overview
This collection contains materials collected and created by the West Virginia National Organization for Women (WVNOW) and Morgantown National Organization for Women (MNOW). It includes materials from the parent organization, the National Organization for Women, as well as related feminist organizations. Prominent topics covered include abortion, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and discrimination. There are also records of efforts to lobby the state legislature on behalf of women, as well...
Dates:
1966-2008, and undated; Majority of material found within 1970-1990
West Virginia University, Women's Centenary, 1891-1991, Videotape and Publications
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3107
Overview
A multi-media packet containing publications and a videotape about the first one hundred years of West Virginia University as a co-educational institution. The materials document the achievements of women at WVU and provide a glimpse into women's student life and how it has changed over the years. Women discussed include Harriet E. Lyon, Agnes J. Morrison, Mary C. Busweel, Eva Hubbard, Blanche Lazzell, Victorine Louistall, Annette Chandler-Broome, Margaret Workman, Lea Anderson, and Barbara...
Dates:
1989-1991 and undated
West Virginia University, Women's Studies Center, Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 5048
Scope and Contents
The collection contains materials from the West Virginia University Women’s Studies Center, now called the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies. Materials include financial documents, organization records, newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, posters, and textiles. The earliest materials in the collection are letters from the first women to attend West Virginia University in 1885 prior to their admittance to the university in 1889. The latest materials include...
Dates:
1885-2002 and undated
West Virginia University, Women's Studies Center, Women's Centenary, Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3376
Overview
This collection contains materials collected or created by the WVU Center for Women's Studies (CWS) in preparation for the Women's Centenary between 1989 and 1991. It mostly consists of research on early women students at WVU as well as planning materials for events to commemorate the Women's Centenary.
Dates:
1849-2000 and undated; Majority of material found within 1890-1992
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- West Virginia University -- Women's Centenary (1891-1991) 4
- Women -- Education 3
- Women in higher education 3
- Adult education of women 2
- Equal rights amendments 2
- Women's rights 2
- Women's studies 2
- Activism 1
- College Sports for Women 1
- Education - Home economics. 1
- National Organization for Women (NOW) 1
- Social workers 1
- Special events - West Virginia University. 1
- West Virginia University - Student organizations. 1
- West Virginia University - student activities. 1
- West Virginia University - student letters. 1
- West Virginia University -- History 1
- West Virginia University -- Students 1
- Women political activists 1 + ∧ less
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