125th anniversary
Celebrating 125 Years of Women at WVU... The Legacy Continues
May 2016 marked the 125th anniversary of the graduation of the first woman to earn a degree at West Virginia University. The Center for Women's and Gender Studies, in conjunction with other WVU agencies, celebrated this anniversary throughout the year with a number of events.
Among these events was the raising of the WVU Women’s Centenary Time Capsule, which was buried on March 20, 1991. This time capsule was buried to commemorate the 10 brave women who enrolled at WVU in 1889 and the one woman who graduated in 1891, Harriett E. Lyon. The time capsule was dedicated and buried to be opened every 25 years until the bi-centennial in 2091. It was reburied with additional materials in the fall.
Events
March 15-17WVU Libraries Symposium, "West Virginia University Women: Celebrating 125 Years"
with Keynote Address by Gina Barreca, professor of English and feminist theory
at the University of Connecticut and one of the first women to attend Dartmouth
College in the 1970s.
April 5, 2016
Time Capsule Opening Ceremony in Woodburn Circle. Reception followed in E. Moore Hall.
April 7, 2016
Panel discussion: “For Whom Should Feminists Vote?”
April 14, 2016
April 14, 2016
Honors and Awards Ceremony and Capstone Colloquium in E. Moore Hall. The event featured capstone research from 13 students.
April 19, 2016
April 19, 2016
Women’s and Gender Studies Fair in the Mountainlair Ballrooms featured group research projects from over 350 students.
October 5, 2016
October 5, 2016
Festival of Ideas: Charlotte Bunch
October 9-14
Diversity Week
October 20
Lyon Tower Celebration recognized the namesake of the residence hall, Harriet Lyon, the first woman to graduate from
WVU.
October 28—November 6, 2016
October 28—November 6, 2016
Mountaineer Week featured Women in Appalachia and celebrated 125 years of women at
WVU.
November 2, 2016 - Note change of date
November 2, 2016 - Note change of date
The time capsule was reburied with additional artifacts.