A&M 4508WV FREE Records A&M 4508Staff of the West Virginia and Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

1549 University Ave. P.O. Box 6069 Morgantown, WV 26506-6069Business Number: 304-293-3536wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.comURL:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-04 11:02:19 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center WV FREE Records WV FREE A&M 4508 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/6767 0.33 Linear Feet 1 document case, 2.5 in.; 1 flat storage box, 1.5 in. 1993-2010 and undated West Virginia Focus: Reproductive Education and Equality, commonly known as WV FREE, is an organization based in Charlestown, West Virginia that advocates for reproductive health access and education in West Virginia. Prominent subject matters include reproductive rights and contraceptive access in West Virginia between 1993 and 2010. West 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/ English . Conditions Governing Access

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 Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift from Margaret Chapman Pomponio, 2018 October 22

 Biographical / Historical

West Virginia Focus: Reproductive Education and Equality, commonly known as WV FREE, is an organization based in Charlestown, West Virginia that advocates for reproductive health access and education in West Virginia. Formed in 1989 in response to increasing threats to reproductive healthcare and abortion access under former President George H.W. Bush's administration, one of WV FREE's earliest activities involved the establishment of a fund to support women getting abortions after a period of uncertainty about Medicaid funding abortions in West Virginia. This resulted in the Choice Fund in 1993, which still exists as of 2022.

The organization was, and continues to be, focused on combating legislative threats to abortion access in West Virginia through the use of grassroots activism and lobbyists. Some actions taken by WV FREE include: hiring lobbyists for legislative sessions to combat anti-reproductive healthcare legislation, organizing Student for Choice groups at high schools and colleges throughout West Virginia, hosting conferences to educate high schoolers about teen pregnancy, hosting annual Roe v. Wade commemoration and gala fundraisers, hosting the Back Up Your Birth Control Campaign, and participating in national protests supporting reproductive rights.

Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], WV FREE Records, A&M 4508, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

 Scope and Contents

This collection contains materials collected or created by WV FREE between 1993 and 2010. Prominent subject matters include reproductive rights and contraceptive access in West Virginia. The collections mostly consists of newspaper clippings and newsletters.

 Conditions Governing Use

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.

 Abortions Nonprofit organizations Reproductive rights West Virginia Feminist Activist and Women's History Collection Women's rights WV FREE Abortion RightsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2322131998-200411Abortion RightsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2322142002-200421BreastfeedingArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2322152004 March 2512Choice FundArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/232216undated13Contraceptive EquityArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2322172003-2004 and undated14Contraceptive EquityArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2322182004 January 1422EventsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2322192003-2010 and undated15Fisher, SandyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2322201993-199816FREE SpeaksArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2322212000-200817March for Women's Lives in Washington, D.C.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2322222003-2004 and undated18March for Women's Lives in Washington, D.C.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/232223200423The Status of Women in West Virginia by the Institute for Women's Policy RessearchArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/232224200219VaccinationsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2322252004 February-2004 March110Victories and AccomplishmentsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/232226undated111WV FREE NewsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2322271997-1998 and undated112