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Brown is a former representative in the West Virginia House of Delegates (1982-2012) best known for her advocacy for women's rights.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBrown was born Bonnie Louise Wonderley in San Francisco, California to Thelma Asbury and Wilbert Wonderly on October 5th, 1942.\nAfter being raised between California and Oregon, she attended Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, where she met fellow student Gary Leigh Brown, and they married in 1965 June. They both transferred to the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho to continue their education.  \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAfter Gary L. Brown's graduation from the University of Idaho with his doctorate in chemical engineering, the couple moved to Charleston, West Virginia for his employment with Union Carbide. During the move from Idaho to West Virginia in 1969, Brown gave birth to her daughter Mollie Brown in Kansas. After the birth of her second child, Joel, Brown graduated from the Morris Harvey College (now the University of Charleston) in Charleston, West Virginia in 1972 with a Bachelor of Arts in English. She was elected president of the Charleston Chapter National Organization for Women (NOW) in 1975. That same year she attended the National Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Task Force as a representative for West Virginia. She also organized the first \"People's Lobby\" around public interest legislation as the legislative coordinator for the West Virginia Citizen's Action Group.  \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1976, she stepped down as the president of Charleston NOW to become the president of the state chapter, West Virginia NOW. She would hold this position until 1978. During her time as president of West Virginia NOW, she was the West Virginia delegate to the National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas in 1977 and the West Virginia convenor for the U.S. National Women's Agenda. In 1977, she founded the now-defunct Women's Repertory Theatre in Charleston, West Virginia, which sought to combine politics and women's theater.   \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1978, she stepped down as president of West Virginia NOW to serve as the legislative coordinator and chief lobbyist. During this time, she was active as a consultant and field organizer for the national ERA movement and as a lobbyist in West Virginia, Washington, D.C., Virginia, Kentucky, Delaware, Florida, and Vermont.  \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eShe began a formal political career in 1982. 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In 1977, she founded the now-defunct Women's Repertory Theatre in Charleston, West Virginia, which sought to combine politics and women's theater.   ","In 1978, she stepped down as president of West Virginia NOW to serve as the legislative coordinator and chief lobbyist. During this time, she was active as a consultant and field organizer for the national ERA movement and as a lobbyist in West Virginia, Washington, D.C., Virginia, Kentucky, Delaware, Florida, and Vermont.  ","She began a formal political career in 1982. She represented District 23 in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1982-1988 and 1990 and District 30 from 1992-1994 and 2000-2012.  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","Brown loaned several scrapbooks covering her time in the West Virginia House of Delegated to the WVRHC for scanning. These digital files are available for viewing upon request. They mostly include photographs from events such as ERA marches, political rallies, political campaigning, and sessions in the West Virginia House of Delegates. There are also some digital scans of notes and election ephemera. ","The collection is divided into two series:","Series 1. Papers (Boxes 1-5)","- An addendum of 2023 March 02 can be found alongside the original donation in boxes 1-4.\n- An addendum of 2024 September 06 can be found in boxes 1-3 and 5. ","Series 2. Ephemera (Boxes 5-6)","- An addendum of 2024 September 06 can be found in box 5. "],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe donor of this collection has transferred rights to the intellectual property they created to the Center. 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She joined the West Virginia University faculty as an instructor in the Department of English in 1965 and taught at WVU until her retirement in May 1998 as professor emerita of English and women's studies. During her 33-year career at WVU, she served as the first director of the Writing Lab in the Department of English, taught some of the earliest courses on women in literature, was the first coordinator of the women's studies program (1980-1984) and the first director of the Center for Women's Studies (1984-1993). While director of the Center for Women's Studies, she established the annual JoAnne and Charles Dickinson symposium. From 1993 until her retirement, she was a professor of English and women's studies. ","Dr. Stitzel offered public and professional service to a wide variety of organizations, including the WVU Faculty Senate and Council for Women's Concerns, the West Virginia Humanities Council, and the National Women's Studies Association. She has received many honors for her teaching and commitment to social justice. Indeed, Dr. Stitzel's contributions to WVU and the state of West Virginia go far beyond her role as \"founding mother\" of women's studies in the state. Her outstanding teaching and her long-standing and outspoken advocacy for women and minorities on campus, in the community, and the state made her a role model for countless women and men who, in turn, were empowered by her support to be advocates for social justice. Dr. Stitzel's impact on the lives of these individuals is clear in the extraordinary retirement ceremony, otherwise known as the \"Judithon,\" that the Center for Women's Studies held for her in the fall of 1998. The West Virginia and Regional History Collection includes a copy of the program and a videotape of this event, which researchers should consult when using these papers.","In addition, Dr. Stitzel has kept a journal for many years. 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These files include official correspondence and some personal correspondence. The collection also includes many letters of recommendation which were written for students, colleagues, and friends, as well as letters of support that she wrote for colleagues going through the promotion and tenure process at West Virginia University. These letters attest to the role that Dr. Stitzel played as advisor, counselor, and friend to current and former students, staff, and faculty at WVU, and elsewhere, throughout her career.","Dr. Stitzel's papers also include syllabi and course materials for a wide variety of courses, from introductory English composition to the senior capstone course in women's studies, as well as files that she kept on topics of current interest to her, with her comments on these topics.","Series 1. Pre-WVU Educational Records; 1954-1968 and undated; box 1. \nSeries 2. Correspondence; 1968-1997 and undated; box 2 - box 3, folder 7. \nSeries 3. 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During that time, she served as a professor of English, director of the WVU Writing Lab, coordinator of the Women's Studies program, and director of the Center for Women's Studies. Dr. Stitzel was and continues to be active in many professional and community service organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDr. Stitzel received her B.A. in English from Barnard College (1961), her M.A. in English from the University of Wisconsin (1962), and her Ph.D. in English from the University of Minnesota (1968). She joined the West Virginia University faculty as an instructor in the Department of English in 1965 and taught at WVU until her retirement in May 1998 as professor emerita of English and women's studies. During her 33-year career at WVU, she served as the first director of the Writing Lab in the Department of English, taught some of the earliest courses on women in literature, was the first coordinator of the women's studies program (1980-1984) and the first director of the Center for Women's Studies (1984-1993). While director of the Center for Women's Studies, she established the annual JoAnne and Charles Dickinson symposium. From 1993 until her retirement, she was a professor of English and women's studies. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDr. Stitzel offered public and professional service to a wide variety of organizations, including the WVU Faculty Senate and Council for Women's Concerns, the West Virginia Humanities Council, and the National Women's Studies Association. She has received many honors for her teaching and commitment to social justice. Indeed, Dr. Stitzel's contributions to WVU and the state of West Virginia go far beyond her role as \"founding mother\" of women's studies in the state. Her outstanding teaching and her long-standing and outspoken advocacy for women and minorities on campus, in the community, and the state made her a role model for countless women and men who, in turn, were empowered by her support to be advocates for social justice. Dr. Stitzel's impact on the lives of these individuals is clear in the extraordinary retirement ceremony, otherwise known as the \"Judithon,\" that the Center for Women's Studies held for her in the fall of 1998. The West Virginia and Regional History Collection includes a copy of the program and a videotape of this event, which researchers should consult when using these papers.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn addition, Dr. Stitzel has kept a journal for many years. 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Dr. Stitzel was and continues to be active in many professional and community service organizations.","Dr. Stitzel received her B.A. in English from Barnard College (1961), her M.A. in English from the University of Wisconsin (1962), and her Ph.D. in English from the University of Minnesota (1968). She joined the West Virginia University faculty as an instructor in the Department of English in 1965 and taught at WVU until her retirement in May 1998 as professor emerita of English and women's studies. During her 33-year career at WVU, she served as the first director of the Writing Lab in the Department of English, taught some of the earliest courses on women in literature, was the first coordinator of the women's studies program (1980-1984) and the first director of the Center for Women's Studies (1984-1993). While director of the Center for Women's Studies, she established the annual JoAnne and Charles Dickinson symposium. From 1993 until her retirement, she was a professor of English and women's studies. ","Dr. Stitzel offered public and professional service to a wide variety of organizations, including the WVU Faculty Senate and Council for Women's Concerns, the West Virginia Humanities Council, and the National Women's Studies Association. She has received many honors for her teaching and commitment to social justice. Indeed, Dr. Stitzel's contributions to WVU and the state of West Virginia go far beyond her role as \"founding mother\" of women's studies in the state. Her outstanding teaching and her long-standing and outspoken advocacy for women and minorities on campus, in the community, and the state made her a role model for countless women and men who, in turn, were empowered by her support to be advocates for social justice. Dr. Stitzel's impact on the lives of these individuals is clear in the extraordinary retirement ceremony, otherwise known as the \"Judithon,\" that the Center for Women's Studies held for her in the fall of 1998. The West Virginia and Regional History Collection includes a copy of the program and a videotape of this event, which researchers should consult when using these papers.","In addition, Dr. Stitzel has kept a journal for many years. 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These letters attest to the role that Dr. Stitzel played as advisor, counselor, and friend to current and former students, staff, and faculty at WVU, and elsewhere, throughout her career.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDr. Stitzel's papers also include syllabi and course materials for a wide variety of courses, from introductory English composition to the senior capstone course in women's studies, as well as files that she kept on topics of current interest to her, with her comments on these topics.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1. Pre-WVU Educational Records; 1954-1968 and undated; box 1.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 2. Correspondence; 1968-1997 and undated; box 2 - box 3, folder 7.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 3. Recommendation Letters; 1965-1998; box 3, folders 8-17.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 4. Incoming Letters; 1965-1998 and undated; box 3, folders 18-20.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 5. 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This addendum is unprocessed.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn addition, the West Virginia and Regional History Center holds records of the WVU Center for Women's Studies. These include the records of the centenary of women's education at WVU (1989-1991) in A\u0026amp;M 3376 and 5048; videotapes of the annual Dickinson symposia in A\u0026amp;M 5052; and additional Center for Women's Studies records in A\u0026amp;M 5131; and materials regarding Dr. Stitzel's retirement in A\u0026amp;M 5037. These should be considered as complementary resources for this collection. Additional records are also available at the Center for Women's Studies, West Virginia University.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["These records document the professional life of Judith Gold Stitzel, professor of English and Women's Studies at West Virginia University. 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Oversize; 1982-1998; box 22. \nAddendum of 2018-04-02; ca. 1920s; box 22. \nAddendum of 2018-04-17; ca. 1960s-2013; boxes 22-45 and oversize material.","The addendum of 2023 October 25 consists of assorted notes and clippings collected as part of Stitzel's involvement with the West Virginia Feminist Activist Collection. This addendum is unprocessed.","In addition, the West Virginia and Regional History Center holds records of the WVU Center for Women's Studies. These include the records of the centenary of women's education at WVU (1989-1991) in A\u0026M 3376 and 5048; videotapes of the annual Dickinson symposia in A\u0026M 5052; and additional Center for Women's Studies records in A\u0026M 5131; and materials regarding Dr. Stitzel's retirement in A\u0026M 5037. These should be considered as complementary resources for this collection. 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Please contact the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center for more information.","Special access restriction applies to boxes 23-26.","Judith Gold Stitzel grew up in New York City in the lower East Side of Manhattan with her parents, Artie and Syd Gold, and her brother, Ivan. She was married to Robert Stitzel, former professor of pharmacology at WVU, from 1961 till his death in 2007. The couple had one son, David. Dr. Stitzel taught at West Virginia University from 1965 until her retirement in 1998. During that time, she served as a professor of English, director of the WVU Writing Lab, coordinator of the Women's Studies program, and director of the Center for Women's Studies. Dr. Stitzel was and continues to be active in many professional and community service organizations.","Dr. Stitzel received her B.A. in English from Barnard College (1961), her M.A. in English from the University of Wisconsin (1962), and her Ph.D. in English from the University of Minnesota (1968). She joined the West Virginia University faculty as an instructor in the Department of English in 1965 and taught at WVU until her retirement in May 1998 as professor emerita of English and women's studies. During her 33-year career at WVU, she served as the first director of the Writing Lab in the Department of English, taught some of the earliest courses on women in literature, was the first coordinator of the women's studies program (1980-1984) and the first director of the Center for Women's Studies (1984-1993). While director of the Center for Women's Studies, she established the annual JoAnne and Charles Dickinson symposium. From 1993 until her retirement, she was a professor of English and women's studies. ","Dr. Stitzel offered public and professional service to a wide variety of organizations, including the WVU Faculty Senate and Council for Women's Concerns, the West Virginia Humanities Council, and the National Women's Studies Association. She has received many honors for her teaching and commitment to social justice. Indeed, Dr. Stitzel's contributions to WVU and the state of West Virginia go far beyond her role as \"founding mother\" of women's studies in the state. Her outstanding teaching and her long-standing and outspoken advocacy for women and minorities on campus, in the community, and the state made her a role model for countless women and men who, in turn, were empowered by her support to be advocates for social justice. Dr. Stitzel's impact on the lives of these individuals is clear in the extraordinary retirement ceremony, otherwise known as the \"Judithon,\" that the Center for Women's Studies held for her in the fall of 1998. The West Virginia and Regional History Collection includes a copy of the program and a videotape of this event, which researchers should consult when using these papers.","In addition, Dr. Stitzel has kept a journal for many years. She has turned one of her journals into a book about the year after her husband's death, entitled  Field Notes From Grief: The First Year .","For more details on Dr. Stitzel's professional career, please ask a curator for her curriculum vitae.","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 incoming and outgoing correspondence files that Dr. Stitzel maintained, some of which she arranged by correspondent and some of which she arranged by date, depending on the extent of her correspondence with an individual. These files include official correspondence and some personal correspondence. The collection also includes many letters of recommendation which were written for students, colleagues, and friends, as well as letters of support that she wrote for colleagues going through the promotion and tenure process at West Virginia University. These letters attest to the role that Dr. Stitzel played as advisor, counselor, and friend to current and former students, staff, and faculty at WVU, and elsewhere, throughout her career.","Dr. Stitzel's papers also include syllabi and course materials for a wide variety of courses, from introductory English composition to the senior capstone course in women's studies, as well as files that she kept on topics of current interest to her, with her comments on these topics.","Series 1. Pre-WVU Educational Records; 1954-1968 and undated; box 1. \nSeries 2. Correspondence; 1968-1997 and undated; box 2 - box 3, folder 7. \nSeries 3. 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Please contact the West Virginia \u0026amp; Regional History Center for more information.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSpecial access restriction applies to boxes 23-26.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Boxes 22-45 cannot be retrieved for use at this time. Please contact the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center for more information.","Special access restriction applies to boxes 23-26."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJudith Gold Stitzel grew up in New York City in the lower East Side of Manhattan with her parents, Artie and Syd Gold, and her brother, Ivan. She was married to Robert Stitzel, former professor of pharmacology at WVU, from 1961 till his death in 2007. The couple had one son, David. Dr. Stitzel taught at West Virginia University from 1965 until her retirement in 1998. During that time, she served as a professor of English, director of the WVU Writing Lab, coordinator of the Women's Studies program, and director of the Center for Women's Studies. Dr. Stitzel was and continues to be active in many professional and community service organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDr. Stitzel received her B.A. in English from Barnard College (1961), her M.A. in English from the University of Wisconsin (1962), and her Ph.D. in English from the University of Minnesota (1968). She joined the West Virginia University faculty as an instructor in the Department of English in 1965 and taught at WVU until her retirement in May 1998 as professor emerita of English and women's studies. During her 33-year career at WVU, she served as the first director of the Writing Lab in the Department of English, taught some of the earliest courses on women in literature, was the first coordinator of the women's studies program (1980-1984) and the first director of the Center for Women's Studies (1984-1993). While director of the Center for Women's Studies, she established the annual JoAnne and Charles Dickinson symposium. From 1993 until her retirement, she was a professor of English and women's studies. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDr. Stitzel offered public and professional service to a wide variety of organizations, including the WVU Faculty Senate and Council for Women's Concerns, the West Virginia Humanities Council, and the National Women's Studies Association. She has received many honors for her teaching and commitment to social justice. Indeed, Dr. Stitzel's contributions to WVU and the state of West Virginia go far beyond her role as \"founding mother\" of women's studies in the state. Her outstanding teaching and her long-standing and outspoken advocacy for women and minorities on campus, in the community, and the state made her a role model for countless women and men who, in turn, were empowered by her support to be advocates for social justice. Dr. Stitzel's impact on the lives of these individuals is clear in the extraordinary retirement ceremony, otherwise known as the \"Judithon,\" that the Center for Women's Studies held for her in the fall of 1998. The West Virginia and Regional History Collection includes a copy of the program and a videotape of this event, which researchers should consult when using these papers.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn addition, Dr. Stitzel has kept a journal for many years. She has turned one of her journals into a book about the year after her husband's death, entitled \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eField Notes From Grief: The First Year\u003c/emph\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFor more details on Dr. Stitzel's professional career, please ask a curator for her curriculum vitae.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Judith Gold Stitzel grew up in New York City in the lower East Side of Manhattan with her parents, Artie and Syd Gold, and her brother, Ivan. She was married to Robert Stitzel, former professor of pharmacology at WVU, from 1961 till his death in 2007. The couple had one son, David. Dr. Stitzel taught at West Virginia University from 1965 until her retirement in 1998. During that time, she served as a professor of English, director of the WVU Writing Lab, coordinator of the Women's Studies program, and director of the Center for Women's Studies. Dr. Stitzel was and continues to be active in many professional and community service organizations.","Dr. Stitzel received her B.A. in English from Barnard College (1961), her M.A. in English from the University of Wisconsin (1962), and her Ph.D. in English from the University of Minnesota (1968). She joined the West Virginia University faculty as an instructor in the Department of English in 1965 and taught at WVU until her retirement in May 1998 as professor emerita of English and women's studies. During her 33-year career at WVU, she served as the first director of the Writing Lab in the Department of English, taught some of the earliest courses on women in literature, was the first coordinator of the women's studies program (1980-1984) and the first director of the Center for Women's Studies (1984-1993). While director of the Center for Women's Studies, she established the annual JoAnne and Charles Dickinson symposium. From 1993 until her retirement, she was a professor of English and women's studies. ","Dr. Stitzel offered public and professional service to a wide variety of organizations, including the WVU Faculty Senate and Council for Women's Concerns, the West Virginia Humanities Council, and the National Women's Studies Association. She has received many honors for her teaching and commitment to social justice. Indeed, Dr. Stitzel's contributions to WVU and the state of West Virginia go far beyond her role as \"founding mother\" of women's studies in the state. Her outstanding teaching and her long-standing and outspoken advocacy for women and minorities on campus, in the community, and the state made her a role model for countless women and men who, in turn, were empowered by her support to be advocates for social justice. Dr. Stitzel's impact on the lives of these individuals is clear in the extraordinary retirement ceremony, otherwise known as the \"Judithon,\" that the Center for Women's Studies held for her in the fall of 1998. The West Virginia and Regional History Collection includes a copy of the program and a videotape of this event, which researchers should consult when using these papers.","In addition, Dr. Stitzel has kept a journal for many years. She has turned one of her journals into a book about the year after her husband's death, entitled  Field Notes From Grief: The First Year .","For more details on Dr. Stitzel's professional career, please ask a curator for her curriculum vitae."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Judith Stitzel Papers, A\u0026amp;M 5039, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Judith Stitzel Papers, A\u0026M 5039, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThese 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. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe collection includes extensive incoming and outgoing correspondence files that Dr. Stitzel maintained, some of which she arranged by correspondent and some of which she arranged by date, depending on the extent of her correspondence with an individual. These files include official correspondence and some personal correspondence. The collection also includes many letters of recommendation which were written for students, colleagues, and friends, as well as letters of support that she wrote for colleagues going through the promotion and tenure process at West Virginia University. These letters attest to the role that Dr. Stitzel played as advisor, counselor, and friend to current and former students, staff, and faculty at WVU, and elsewhere, throughout her career.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDr. Stitzel's papers also include syllabi and course materials for a wide variety of courses, from introductory English composition to the senior capstone course in women's studies, as well as files that she kept on topics of current interest to her, with her comments on these topics.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1. Pre-WVU Educational Records; 1954-1968 and undated; box 1.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 2. Correspondence; 1968-1997 and undated; box 2 - box 3, folder 7.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 3. Recommendation Letters; 1965-1998; box 3, folders 8-17.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 4. Incoming Letters; 1965-1998 and undated; box 3, folders 18-20.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 5. WVU Employment Records; 1967-2001; box 3, folders 21-38.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 6. English Department; 1967-1995 and undated; box 4, folders 1-12.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 7. Professional Service to English; 1968-1996; box 4, folders 13-31.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 8. Women's Studies Program; 1977-1987 and undated; box 4, folders 32-47.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 9. Center for Women's Studies; 1984-2002 and undated; box 4, folder 48 - box 5.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 10. Professional Service to Women's Studies; 1976-1998; box 6.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 11. International Activities; 1976-1988 and undated; box 7.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 12. Courses; 1974-1998 and undated; box 8 - box 11, folder 33.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 13. Service to WVU; 1967-1996 and undated; box 11, folder 34 - box 12, folder 8.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 14. Service to Community and State; 1976-1999 and undated; box 12, folder 9 - box 13, folder 12.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 15. Publications and Speeches; 1968-1998 and undated; box 13, folder 13 - box 14, folder 20.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 16. Awards, Honors, and Certificates; 1970-2000 and undated; box 14, folders 21-55.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 17. Subjects; 1950-2000 and undated; box 15.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 18. Student Related Materials; 1973-1998 and undated; boxes 16-21.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 19. Oversize; 1982-1998; box 22.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAddendum of 2018-04-02; ca. 1920s; box 22.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAddendum of 2018-04-17; ca. 1960s-2013; boxes 22-45 and oversize material.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe addendum of 2023 October 25 consists of assorted notes and clippings collected as part of Stitzel's involvement with the West Virginia Feminist Activist Collection. This addendum is unprocessed.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn addition, the West Virginia and Regional History Center holds records of the WVU Center for Women's Studies. These include the records of the centenary of women's education at WVU (1989-1991) in A\u0026amp;M 3376 and 5048; videotapes of the annual Dickinson symposia in A\u0026amp;M 5052; and additional Center for Women's Studies records in A\u0026amp;M 5131; and materials regarding Dr. Stitzel's retirement in A\u0026amp;M 5037. These should be considered as complementary resources for this collection. Additional records are also available at the Center for Women's Studies, West Virginia University.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["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 incoming and outgoing correspondence files that Dr. Stitzel maintained, some of which she arranged by correspondent and some of which she arranged by date, depending on the extent of her correspondence with an individual. These files include official correspondence and some personal correspondence. The collection also includes many letters of recommendation which were written for students, colleagues, and friends, as well as letters of support that she wrote for colleagues going through the promotion and tenure process at West Virginia University. These letters attest to the role that Dr. Stitzel played as advisor, counselor, and friend to current and former students, staff, and faculty at WVU, and elsewhere, throughout her career.","Dr. Stitzel's papers also include syllabi and course materials for a wide variety of courses, from introductory English composition to the senior capstone course in women's studies, as well as files that she kept on topics of current interest to her, with her comments on these topics.","Series 1. Pre-WVU Educational Records; 1954-1968 and undated; box 1. \nSeries 2. Correspondence; 1968-1997 and undated; box 2 - box 3, folder 7. \nSeries 3. Recommendation Letters; 1965-1998; box 3, folders 8-17. \nSeries 4. Incoming Letters; 1965-1998 and undated; box 3, folders 18-20. \nSeries 5. WVU Employment Records; 1967-2001; box 3, folders 21-38. \nSeries 6. English Department; 1967-1995 and undated; box 4, folders 1-12. \nSeries 7. Professional Service to English; 1968-1996; box 4, folders 13-31. \nSeries 8. Women's Studies Program; 1977-1987 and undated; box 4, folders 32-47. \nSeries 9. Center for Women's Studies; 1984-2002 and undated; box 4, folder 48 - box 5. \nSeries 10. Professional Service to Women's Studies; 1976-1998; box 6. \nSeries 11. International Activities; 1976-1988 and undated; box 7. \nSeries 12. Courses; 1974-1998 and undated; box 8 - box 11, folder 33. \nSeries 13. Service to WVU; 1967-1996 and undated; box 11, folder 34 - box 12, folder 8. \nSeries 14. Service to Community and State; 1976-1999 and undated; box 12, folder 9 - box 13, folder 12. \nSeries 15. Publications and Speeches; 1968-1998 and undated; box 13, folder 13 - box 14, folder 20. \nSeries 16. Awards, Honors, and Certificates; 1970-2000 and undated; box 14, folders 21-55. \nSeries 17. Subjects; 1950-2000 and undated; box 15. \nSeries 18. Student Related Materials; 1973-1998 and undated; boxes 16-21. \nSeries 19. Oversize; 1982-1998; box 22. \nAddendum of 2018-04-02; ca. 1920s; box 22. \nAddendum of 2018-04-17; ca. 1960s-2013; boxes 22-45 and oversize material.","The addendum of 2023 October 25 consists of assorted notes and clippings collected as part of Stitzel's involvement with the West Virginia Feminist Activist Collection. This addendum is unprocessed.","In addition, the West Virginia and Regional History Center holds records of the WVU Center for Women's Studies. These include the records of the centenary of women's education at WVU (1989-1991) in A\u0026M 3376 and 5048; videotapes of the annual Dickinson symposia in A\u0026M 5052; and additional Center for Women's Studies records in A\u0026M 5131; and materials regarding Dr. Stitzel's retirement in A\u0026M 5037. These should be considered as complementary resources for this collection. Additional records are also available at the Center for Women's Studies, West Virginia University."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e25 issues of \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eNexus\u003c/emph\u003e (1991-2008) separated to WVRHC collection to supplement the other issues we have cataloged.\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["25 issues of  Nexus  (1991-2008) separated to WVRHC collection to supplement the other issues we have cataloged."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_8afb64c63192c8d79bb883cdd5b4051b\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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Membership lists in box 12 may begin to be accessed in 2026.","The National Organization for Women (NOW) is a feminist non-profit organization that was founded by twenty-eight women attending the Third National Conference of Commissions on the Status of Women in Washington, D.C., on June 30, 1966. The original statement of purpose included \"to take action to bring women into full participation in the mainstream of American society now, exercising all privileges and responsibilities thereof in truly equal partnership with men.\" ","The first NOW-affiliated organization in West Virginia, the Morgantown-Fairmont (Mor-Fair) chapter, was formed in the early 1970s under the leadership of its first president, Jennifer L. Hipp. Also crucial to its creation were Letty Lincoln and Barbara Nailler. By 1974, the Mor-Fair chapter split into separate Morgantown and Fairmont NOW chapters due to the mid-1970s gasoline crisis. Dr. Lillian J. Waugh became heavily involved in what would become the Morgantown chapter beginning in 1973. West Virginia University (WVU) faculty, staff, and students furnished the largest number of new members of the newly separated Morgantown chapter.  ","Morgantown NOW had a strong Consciousness Raising Task Force whose members engaged in public speaking, building foundations in political activism.  ","The Morgantown chapter, alongside Charleston and Martinsburg, had a strong emphasis on changing state and national laws related to violence against women. Morgantown NOW's Rape Task Force was pivotal in that regard and enjoyed a fruitful collaboration with the Women's Information Center (WIC) under the leadership of Rev. Reba Thurmond, Methodist Campus Minister. In the fall of 1973 women from both town and gown constituencies coalesced to found Rape Information Services, which would later become the Rape and Domestic Violence Information Center (RDVIC).  ","In 1974, the growth of local NOW chapters led to the creation of a state organization, West Virginia NOW, to strengthen connections between the national organization and local chapters. WV NOW would hold state councils and conferences throughout the 1970s and 1980s. The first State Compliance Coordinator was Morgantown's Letty Lincoln. Jennifer L. Hipp became a State Officer of WVNOW and Sandy Roth took over the presidency of MNOW.  ","Given the emphasis on legal reforms and attendant lobbying at the state and national level, WVNOW chapters became points of entry for feminist activists in elected office. These included Sondra Lucht (Martinsburg, state Senator), Bonnie Brown (Charleston, House of Delegates), and Barbara Evans Fleischauer (Morgantown, House of Delegates).  All three women served both as home and state chapter presidents. ","Morgantown NOW was also pivotal in providing significant support to National NOW: Sandra Reeves Roth of Wadestown, a WVU psychology graduate, served two terms as national NOW secretary under Ellie Smeal's presidency. Beth Leopold left her WNPB-TV position to work in field organizing and public relations. Sherry O'Dell of Charleston was a member of Smeal's leadership team in the last half of the 1970s and early 1980s. ","Morgantown NOW became well-known for its success in taking busloads of activists to marches in Washington, D.C., for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and pro-choice rallies, and regularly raised funds to support a lobbyist during the state legislative sessions for the last quarter of the 20th century.  ","Morgantown NOW members were also central to the development of Women's Studies at WVU in the mid 1970s and early 1980s and often co-sponsored events with the WVU NOW chapter.  ","Although diminished in size and prevalence, as of 2025 NOW still operates nationally and in all 50 U.S. states. The West Virginia state, Morgantown, Kanawha Valley, and Huntington chapters are the only NOW chapters still in operation in West Virginia, with focuses on reproductive rights, economic justice, domestic violence, racial justice, LGBTQIA+ rights, and constitutional equality. ","This collection contains materials relating to the National Organization for Women (NOW) and its related chapters in West Virgina, particularly the state and Morgantown chapters. Prominent topics include the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), abortion, sexual assault, discrimination, and domestic abuse. Also prominent are organizational records of the West Virginia state and Morgantown chapters, such as meeting notes, agendas, and newsletters. Materials include agendas, correspondence, ephemera, memos, newsletters, newspaper clippings, articles, mailers, flyers, posters, press releases, song lyrics, publications, handbooks, T-shirts, stickers, pins, minutes, budgets, by-laws, legislation, and photographs.  ","The materials have been divided into three series based on the creating organization and intended audience.  ","Series 1. National: This series contains materials collected by the West Virginia National Organization for Women (WVNOW) and the Morgantown National Organization of Women (MNOW) that were created by a national organization or created with the intention of a national audience. It includes materials created by the National Organization of Women (NOW) as well as related feminist organizations such as the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. Box 5, 7, 8, and 11 contain materials from an addendum of 2008/10/15. ","Series 2. Regional and State: This series contains materials collected or created by regional and state organizations, predominately WVNOW. WVNOW materials were created for internal and external distribution. Also included in a lesser quantity are materials from other state NOW organizations (New Jersey and Pennsylvania) and the NOW Middle Atlantic Region and South Region conferences. Boxes 6-11 contain material from an addendum of 2008/10/15. ","Series 3. Local: This series contains materials created by local organizations, predominately MNOW. Also included in a lesser quantity are materials from the West Virginia University (WVU) NOW, largely in relation to events co-sponsored by the MNOW. Other local organizations are represented, including Charleston NOW, Elkins NOW, Harrisburg NOW, Clarksburg NOW, Mor-Fair NOW, Pittsburgh NOW, Uniontown NOW, Huntington NOW, Harrison County NOW, Parkersburg NOW, Rape Information Service, Inc., and the Rape and Domestic Violence Information Center (RDVIC). Boxes 7-8 and 10-11 contain material from an addendum of 2008/10/15.","To book collection:  The Third Wave and West Virginia  by Lyle Sattes, 1996.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","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. 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Box 5, 7, 8, and 11 contain materials from an addendum of 2008/10/15. ","Series 2. Regional and State: This series contains materials collected or created by regional and state organizations, predominately WVNOW. WVNOW materials were created for internal and external distribution. Also included in a lesser quantity are materials from other state NOW organizations (New Jersey and Pennsylvania) and the NOW Middle Atlantic Region and South Region conferences. Boxes 6-11 contain material from an addendum of 2008/10/15. ","Series 3. Local: This series contains materials created by local organizations, predominately MNOW. Also included in a lesser quantity are materials from the West Virginia University (WVU) NOW, largely in relation to events co-sponsored by the MNOW. 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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 as papers documenting relations with other civic groups on issues of economics, education, labor, and racism.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["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. 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