West Virginia and Regional History Center
Lisa Diehl, Advocate, Papers
Diehl, Lisa
A&M 4510
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0.92 Linear Feet
2 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 flat storage box, 1 in.
1964-2005 and undated
Lisa Diehl is best known for her advocacy for women in the trades and for women's financial independence. This collection includes materials collected and created by Lisa Diehl 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.
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/
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Conditions Governing Access
Folder 3b in box 1 is restricted until 2074 due to the presence of personnel records.
Researchers may access digitized materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.
Biographical / Historical
Lisa Diehl is best known for her advocacy for women in the trades and for women's financial independence. Starting out as a carpenter apprentice for the United Brother of Carpenters and Joiners of America in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1977, Diehl was an active organizer for Kansas City Tradeswomen, before moving on to work with West Virginia Citizen Action, a non-profit policy advocacy group based in Charleston, in 1983. By 1985, Diehl began working for Women and Employment, also based in Charleston, West Virginia. During this time, she co-chaired the Second National Tradeswomen Conference held in Chicago, Illinois in 1989. Sometime between 1990 and 1995, Women and Employment was renamed to the Center for Economic Options.
In 2000, Diehl founded West Virginia Women Work (WVWW), a nonprofit organization aimed to help West Virginian women find employment in the trades. Between 2010 and her retirement in 2021, she worked as a regional coordinator for West Virginians for Affordable Health Care. As of 2025, Diehl remains on the board of WVWW.
Throughout her career, Diehl has been a board member of a variety of organizations, including the National Network of Forest Practitioners and Good News Mountaineer Garage.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Lisa Diehl, Advocate, Papers, A&M 4510, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes materials collected and created by Lisa Deihl throughout her career in advocacy and the trades. 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.
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.
Women -- Employment
Women blue collar workers
West Virginia Feminist Activist and Women's History Collection
Diehl, Lisa
Advocacy Institute (AI)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2429691990-2001 and undated11"Bringing Together Feminist Theory and Practice: A Collective Interview" by Heidi Hartmann, et al.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/242970199612Center for Economic OptionsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2429711995-199913aCenter for Economic Options - Performance ReviewArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2429721999 July-1999 September13bCenter for Policy Alternatives - Summit on the StatesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/242973undated14Certificates of Appreciation and ParticipationArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2429741996-199815A Challenge to Secure America's Economic Future ConferenceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2429751999 January 1416Civil Rights / Title VIIArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2429761964-1999 and undated17ContactsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2429771995-1996 and undated18Curriculum Vitae (CV)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/242978undated19Engaging, Empowering, and Negotiating Community Strategies for Conservation and Development WorkshopArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2429791998 October-1998 November110The Equal Rights AdvocateArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2429801983111First U.S. / Soviet Tradeswomen Exchange for PeaceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/242981undated112Forest Trust Quarterly ReportArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2429821999-2000113The Future of Tradeswomen: A Conference Sponsored by North East Women in TransportationArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2429831994-1995 and undated114Gerard Hilferty and Associates, Inc. TrainingArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2429841993-1999 and undated115Idealist, Action Without BordersArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2429851999 February116Inspirational / Comedic PrintsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2429861985-1991 and undated117Interactivity Foundation (IF)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2429872001-2002118Maine Tradeswomen's Network Conference - Jane Gilbert's AddressArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2429881994 January-1994 June119The Nation.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2429891991 May-1991 June120National Network of Forest PractitionersArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2429901997-2000121National Organizers Alliance (NOA)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/242991undated122National Partnership for Women and FamiliesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/242992undated123National Tradeswomen's NetworkArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2429931992 September and undated124National Youth Employment CoalitionArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/242994undated125Pocket CalendarsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2429951998-200121Poverty and Race Research Action CouncilArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2429961995 March22Second National Tradeswomen ConferenceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2429971989 May23Sierra Club - Grassroots Organizing Training ManualArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/242998199924Synoptics - CollaborationArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/242999undated25Thank You / Holiday / Birthday CardsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2430001985-200526Tradeswomen, Inc. - Tradeswomen MagazineArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2430011981-198727Tradeswomen of Purpose / Women in Nontraditional Work, Inc.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/243002undated28U.S. News and World Report - "Shear Madness: Environmentalists predict that in two decades half the peaks of southern West Virginia might vanish" by Penny LoebArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2430031997 August-1997 October29Wage GapArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2430041999 October 18 and undated210Welfare ReformArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2430051996-1999 and undated211White House Office for Women's Initiatives and OutreachArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2430061996 April-1996 October and undated212Women and the Economy: Unleashing the Economic Potential of West Virginia Women ConferenceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2430071995 January213Women and Employment, Inc.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2430081976-1990 and undated214Women at WorkArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2430091982 August-1982 October and undated215Women at Work - Coalition of Labor Union WomenArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2430101983 and undated216Women at Work - Kansas State Council of CarpentersArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2430111982-1983 and undated217Women at Work - Merle WooArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2430121982-1983218Women at Work - Tradeswomen, Inc.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/243013undated219Women at Work - Women in the Trades ConferenceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2430141983 and undated220Yellow Wood Associates, Inc. - Yellow Wood NotesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2430152001-2003221Soviet WomanArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/243016198331West Virginia Beacon DigestArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2430171991 January 0432