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
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. 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
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
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
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