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West Virginia Feminist Activist Collection

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: This subject heading serves to unite all of the collections held by WVU that pertain to this special collecting effort.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Artemis Sisters Collective Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4561
Overview The Artemis Sisters Collective was a local Morgantown, West Virginia feminist collective formed in September 1982 for the purpose of promoting women's empowerment through creative, political, and social engagement. The bulk of materials range in dates from 1980 to 1987 and include information regarding the SisterSpace Collective, various women's defense committees, musical acts, and social activism. Materials include posters, pamphlets, correspondence, cassette tapes, meeting minutes,...
Dates: 1980-1994, 2016-2024, and undated; Majority of material found within 1980-1994

Women's Radio News and Interviews on WWVU-FM, Recordings and Report

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4671
Overview

In the spring of 1985, West Virginia University (WVU) student Diana Lee Murrell produced a series of eight women’s radio shows as part of her professional project at the Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism. The show aired weekly on WWVU-FM, which is owned by WVU. This collection contains the eight recordings and a final report written by Murrell on the production and implementation of the show.

Dates: 1985-1986