West Virginia Feminist Activist Collection
Found in 41 Collections and/or Records:
Dr. Barbara E. Nailler Papers
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.
Dr. Lillian Waugh, Professor, Papers
Dr. Mary Wimmer Papers
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).
Feminism and Women's Advocacy Collection
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.
Gail Falk, Lawyer, Papers
Homophile Awareness League of West Virginia University Constitution
Janet Robbins, Professor, Papers regarding Conferences on Women in the Arts at West Virginia University
Programs, correspondence, flyers, and other materials related to the 1993 7th Annual JoAnne and Charles Dickinson Symposium "Changing Compositions: Women, Gender, and the Arts" and the 2004 national conference "Women and Creativity: Examining the Past, Composing the Future." Also includes an autographed letter and a note from Libby Larsen, keynote presenter at the latter conference.