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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [folder], Susan Manero Ephemera Collection, ca. 1970s-1980s, Ms2022-076, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The Susan Manero Ephemera Collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 2019.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Susan Manero Ephemera Collection commenced and completed in November 2022.
The first Virginia Tech women's rugby team was formed in 1979 and included multiple lesbians who had previously played flag football. Since the early 1990s, women's rugby at Virginia Tech has been a club sport competing in the Blue Ridge Conference at the Division 1 level.
Source: Virginia Tech Women's Rugby
This collection contains a copy of the Virginia Tech women's rugby schedule for the spring semester of 1981, an undated flyer advertising an interest meeting for women's rugby, two photographs taken during a women's rugby game, and a card meant to be handed out to raise awareness about the LGBTQ+ community.
The guide to the Susan Manero Ephemera Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).