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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 36 Collections and/or Records:

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

Homophile Awareness League of West Virginia University, Constitution

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 5257
Scope and Contents Three page, typed constitution document of the Homophile Awareness League of West Virginia University. Purposes of the organization include reducing and eliminating prejudice and discrimination and promoting awareness and understading of the LGBTQ+ community (terminology used in the document is "homosexual"), providing opportunities for meaningful social interaction for members of this community, and more. The date has been inferred based on the provenance of the item, in the absence of...
Dates: ca. 1975-1981
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Janet Robbins, Professor, Papers regarding Conferences on Women in the Arts at West Virginia University

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4516
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1993-2004
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Judith Stitzel Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 5039
Scope and Contents These records document the professional life of Judith Gold Stitzel, professor of English and Women's Studies at West Virginia University. They include materials relative to her own education, her career at West Virginia University, her public and professional service, her publications and speeches, and her many awards and honors. These papers also detail the development of Women's Studies as part of the curriculum at West Virginia University. The collection includes extensive...
Dates: ca. 1920s, 1950-2013 and undated; Majority of material found within 1965-1998
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Libby Lindsay Dingess Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4569
Scope and Contents 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 coal mining strikes in the late 1980s to early 1990s. Also included in the collection are stickers and pins relating to coal mining and various coal mining conferences throughout the...
Dates: circa 1970s-2020
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

Linda Cooper, Environmentalist, Records of Citizens for Responsible Wind Power

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3623
Overview Records of Citizens for Responsible Wind Power (CRWP), an environmental advocacy group in West Virginia, collected and created by Linda Cooper, a member. Includes minutes, correspondence, reports, and legal documents. Boxes 1-2 regard a wind farm project in Grant County involving NedPower, a wind turbine company; boxes 3-5 regard the Beech Ridge wind farm project in Greenbrier County; boxes 6-7 regard work of CRWP with the West Virginia Public Power Commission to create wind turbine siting...
Dates: 1999-2008
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Lisa Diehl Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4510
Scope and Contents This collection includes materials pertaining to Lisa Diehl, an advocate for women on issues related to nontraditional employment, economic self-sufficiency, and non-discrimination. She was a carpenter's apprentice in the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, 1977-1983. From 1983-1985 she worked for West Virginia Citizen Action. From 1985-1999, she worked for the Center for Economic Options in Charleston, WV. In 2000, she founded and later served as a board member for West...
Dates: 1976-2005; Majority of material found within 1982-1999
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center