Women's rights
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Bonnie L. Brown Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4511
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the papers of Bonnie L. Brown, a feminist activist and former representative in the West Virginia House of Delegates (1982-2012). The majority of materials are various collected papers from conferences and events Brown attended between 1974 and 2022. Prevalent topics in the collection include the International Woman's Year, the Women's Repertory Theater in Charleston, West Virginia, the West Virginia House of Delegates, Charleston Chapter National...
Dates:
1974-2022 and undated; Majority of material found within 1974-2000
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
Dr. Mary Wimmer Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4595
Overview
Dr. Mary Wimmer is a retired biochemist and an environmental and feminist activist. This collection contains materials collected by Dr. Mary Wimmer during her time as a member of the National Organization for Women (NOW).
Dates:
1980-1984 and undated
Feminism and Women's Advocacy Collection
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4668
Overview
The collection contains a compilation of materials related to feminism and donated to the West Virginia and Regional History Center (WVRHC). It includes material from the West Virginia University (WVU) Female Equality Movement (FEM), March for Women's Equality and Women's Lives on 1989 April 09 in Washington, D.C., Marshall University's Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Gender in Appalachia, as well as two oral history intervies of Mildred Fizer and Shefa Nola Benoit.
Dates:
1989-2022 and undated
Gail Falk, Lawyer, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4567
Overview
Gail Falk is a lawyer most known for her work as a lawyer with the United Mine Workers of America and for her contributions to the Equal Rights Amendment.This collection contains materials collected and created by Gail Falk during her time working as a lawyer in West Virginia. It includes materials from her work with abortion litigation, the founding of the Women’s Health Center in Charleston, cases related to married women keeping their maiden name after marriage, the Equal Rights Amendment...
Dates:
1926-1982 and undated; Majority of material found within 1970-1982
Libby Lindsay Dingess Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4569
Scope and Contents
This collection includes materials pertaining to Libby Lindsay Dingess’s work as a coal miner and union activist. It includes newspaper clippings, papers, and other materials from various coal mining operations, as well as various materials from the Coal Employment Project and the United Mine Workers of America union. Other materials include papers on employment equality, newsletters from the Coal Mining Women's Support Team News, and newspapers on coal mining strikes from the late 1980s to...
Dates:
1957-2022 and undated
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
Socialist Workers Party Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2709
Overview
Materials from several political campaigns are among the papers, including those of Rosalinda Flint's 1978 campaign for the U.S. Senate; Brian Williams' 1978 campaign for West Virginia House of Delegates, 27th District; Tom Moriarty's 1980 campaign for West Virginia Governor; and the 1980 campaign to elect Andrew Pulley and Mathilde Zimmermann as President and Vice-President, respectively, of the United States. The campaign papers address such issues as occupational health and safety,...
Dates:
1978-1980
Women's Suffrage Song Sheet and Clippings
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2822
Overview
Song sheet from the Third Annual Convention of the West Virginia League of Women Voters (1923); two clippings from the Morgantown Post, July 1923, regarding post-suffrage equal citizenship rights for women.
Dates:
1923
Womynkind Foundation Newsletters and Other Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4515
Overview
The Womynkind Foundation was formed in Charleston, West Virginia and sought to promote the artistic endeavors and issues relevant to women. The Womynkind Foundation started a newsletter, the Womynkind’s Community Newsletter to spread events of interest for women and feature women’s thoughts, poetry, and experiences. This collection contains a full run of the Womynkind's Community Newsletter published by the Womynkind Foundation and the...
Dates:
1990-1997