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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 41 Collections and/or Records:

Lisa Diehl, Advocate, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4510
Scope and Contents

This collection includes materials collected and created by Lisa Deihl throughout her career in advocacy and the trades, particularly through her work with Women and Employment, Center for Economic Options, and West Virginia Women Work. Prominent topics include women’s economic independence, women in the trades, and women’s equality. Materials include calendars, correspondence, magazines, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes, pamphlets, photographs, programs, and publications.

Dates: 1964-2005 and undated

Lorraine Momen -- A Victim, not a Criminal Pamphlet

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4541
Scope and Contents

Lorraine Momen was charged with first degree murder of her husband, Wayman. This pamphlet was created in response, arguing that she had killed Wayman Momen in self-defense. This pamphlet was printed by a group of Morgantown residents who voiced concerns about the charge against Lorraine Momen and the impact of domestic violence against women on a national scale.

Dates: circa 1982

Maryat Lee, Playwright, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3300
Overview Maryat Lee (1923-1989) was an American playwright and theater director who made important contributions to post-World War II avant-garde theater. She pioneered street theater in Harlem and later founded EcoTheater in West Virginia, a community-based theater project. Materials include reports, newsletters, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, cassette tapes, VHS tapes, posters, manuscripts, notes, scripts, screenplays, published plays, genealogical research, journals, drawings,...
Dates: 1902-1997; Majority of material found within 1951-1989

Morgantown Women Working for Peace and Justice Scrapbook

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4669
Overview

The Morgantown Women Working for Peace and Justice (MWWPJ), occasionally referred to as the Morgantown Women Working for Peace, was formed in 1991 in response to the United States-led Gulf War in Iraq. This collection consists of 62 digital files containing scans of a scrapbook loaned to the WVRHC by former MWWPJ member Sharon Goodman.

Dates: 1991-2003 and undated

Mountain People's Cooperative Archives

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2527
Scope and Contents

Includes co-op newsletters, circulars, promotional literature, business correspondence, discussions and decisions of the managing committee and daily operating notes from the workers of a Morgantown, West Virginia, grocery store. There are also editorials on liberation movements and trade unionism.

Dates: 1976-1978

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

Regina Charon, Lawyer, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4573
Overview Regina Charon (1946-2004) was a civil rights lawyer who is best known for her work in unemployment law, sex discrimination law, and LGBT adoption law. The collection includes biographies about Regina Charon's life and life's work as a lawyer, focusing on civil rights. Topics include the 1977-1978 WVU Council for Women's Concerns, the Regina Charon Zealous Advocate Award, and the Regina Charon Fellowship for Law and the Public Interest. There are photocopies of the Jus Et...
Dates: 1975-2024 and undated

Sally Jane Brown, Artist, Collection

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 5285
Overview

This collection contains materials collected or created by Sally Jane Brown, a feminist artist, in relation to art exhibitions and showcases, particularly women-focused ones in West Virginia.

Dates: 1959-2023 and undated; Majority of material found within 2013-2020

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

West Virginia University, Center for Women's and Gender Studies, Time Capsule

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 5234
Content Description This collection consists of a partial duplication of the contents of the West Virginia University Center for Women's and Gender Studies time capsule. The contents include materials regarding the Center for Women's and Gender Studies and West Virginia University campus events and programs, as well as the current state of Morgantown, the state of West Virginia, the United States, and the world. Materials include letters to students of the future, programs, brochures, news clippings, and button...
Dates: 2016