Women blue collar workers

Scope and Contents This collection contains materials collected and created by Carroll Wilkinson during her time working for West Virginia University (WVU) Libraries and Women’s and Gender Studies Center between 1979 and 2019. It includes materials from her work in several positions within the library and WVU Women’s Studies Center, including Chief Circulation Librarian, Women and Gender Studies Bibliographer, Head of Access Services, Director of Instruction and Information Literacy, Director of Strategic...

Scope and Contents This collection includes materials pertaining to Libby Lindsay Dingess’s work as a coal miner and union activist. It includes 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 newspapers on coal mining strikes from the late 1980s to...

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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.