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Equal rights amendments

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

American Association of University Women, Morgantown Branch, Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1485
Overview

Yearbooks, clipping scrapbooks, correspondence, minutes, and financial records.

Dates: 1922-1960
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Bonnie Brown Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4511
Scope and Contents Papers of Bonnie Brown, feminist activist and politician who served in the West Virginia House of Delegates. The collection includes biographical sketches in the form of resumes and vitas as well as facsimiles of entries in reference works. Other documentation of her political career includes newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and campaign ads and flyers. Her feminist activism is documented with materials from her work for the International Year of the Woman (1977) including...
Dates: circa 1944-2021; Majority of material found within 1972-1985
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Dr. Barbara E. Nailler Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4563
Overview

Dr. Barbara Elaine Nailler is a feminist activist and a former professor of education at Fairmont State University (FSU) known for her work with the West Virginia National Organization for Women (WVNOW) and Morgantown National Organization for Women (MNOW). The papers in this collection are related to her time with WVNOW and MNOW between 1977 and 1989 and include a framed poster signed by popular figures in the feminist movement of the 1970s.

Dates: 1977-2021; Majority of material found within 1977-1989
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

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
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Gail Falk, Lawyer, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4567
Scope and Contents

Records relating to the ratification of the ERA, women's right to keep their name, abortion rights legislative and advocacy work, women and the law, the founding of the Women's Health Center of WV in Charleston, a sex discrimination lawsuit against the WV State Police, and correspondence.

Dates: circa 1970s
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Lillian Waugh, Professor, Papers and Artifacts

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4518
Scope and Contents Papers, photographs, binders, artifacts, and newspapers belonging to Lillian Waugh, professor of Women's Studies at WVU and gender equality activist. This collection contains personal family photographs, correspondence, and research about Waugh keeping her surname after marriage. Protest and activism papers, photographs, and artifacts include assorted materials related to Waugh's involvement in the National Organization for Women (NOW), the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) campaign, gender...
Dates: 1884-2021; Majority of material found within 1960-2018
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

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
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

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
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center