Throughout our state's history, the women who have lived here have played a key part in making our state what it is today. These photos offer a glimpse into the lives of West Virginia women, both at work and play, to honor their accomplishments and role in shaping our state. This exhibit was on display from March 2020 to June 2021.
 | Photograph, Woman at Loom, n.d. Commerce Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Students in art class at Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy in Wheeling. (Standing, L-R: Patricia McCann, Sally Haislip, Jacqueline Hegner, Mary Ellen Burkle; Seated, L-R: Mary Ann Lynch, Margot Hegner, Jean Burkett, Mary Lou Mills, Patricia Kreiter, Wheeling, West Virginia, 1950. Mount de Chantal Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Mount de Chantal sister standing beside packages for war effort piled at rear of and inside a station wagon, Wheeling, West Virginia, n.d. Mount de Chantal Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Uniformed woman riding in a parade on a tank float with "Keep 'em rolling" banner, Weirton, West Virginia, n.d. Roberts Greene Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Emancipation Proclamation ball queen, Frances A. Holley of Welch, and attendants with First Lady Opal Barron, Charleston, West Virginia, May 11, 1963. James Randall Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Mary Behner Christopher, Presbyterian missionary, Scotts Run, West Virginia, n.d. Mary Behner Christopher Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Red Cross nurses at the Parsons Fourth of July parade, Parsons, West Virginia, 1918. Jane Barb Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Western Union women messengers, Wheeling, West Virginia, circa 1941-1945. Oglebay Institute Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Group of women at a quilting party, photo by Arch Ellis, Jackson's Mill, West Virginia, circa 1930s. Arch Ellis Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Lois Taylor & Anita Ruiz at the juke box at civic club, Dehue, West Virginia, 1949. Dolores Riggs Davis Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Women preparing lunch at Camp Washington-Carver, Clifftop, West Virginia, n.d. Camp Washington-Carver Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Ladies in swimming suits, photo by J. Earl Windsor, n.d. Elizabeth Windsor Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Women picketers at Consolidated Coal's Owings mine, Shinnston, West Virginia, June 9, 1925. West Virginia State Police Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Sewing class USS 242, Gary, West Virginia, January 23, 1922. US Steel Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Wanda Skaff, Najia Abdalla, Josephine Husson, Hannah Yerrid, Fareezee Murad, Mary Hanna, Charleston, West Virginia, n.d. St. George Antiochian Orthodox/Wanda Skaff Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Katy Doonan chats with Senator John F. Kennedy on WSAZ broadcast, Photo by: Emil Varney, Charleston, West Virginia, February 6, 1960. Emil Varney Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Governor Kathryn McGee (front, second from left) and members of the Board of Public Works at the first Rhododendron Girls State, photo by Ellis Studio, Jackson's Mill, West Virginia, July 1941. Kathryn B. M. White Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Mrs. Opal Barron and Lady Bird Johnson inside weapons carrier being manufactured at FMC, South Charleston, West Virginia, March 1, 1963. Frank Wilkin Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Contestants for Miss West Virginia pageant at pool at Imperial Towers, photo by Dick Johnson (WCHS-TV), Charleston, West Virginia, circa 1965. Frank Wilkin Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Ninty-niners group of women aviators. Front, L-R: Pat Whinnery, Francis Wilson, Marie Beckett, Jo Ann Jordan, unidentified, Ruth Austin, Jo Gaiter, Betty Smith; Back, L-R: Three unidentified, Ann Haislip, unidentified, June Landis, unidentified, Beulah Stark, unidentified, Parkersburg, West Virginia, April 15, 1945. Hubert Stark Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Editor-in-chief Eldora Nuzum and a printing press at the Inter-Mountain newspaper office, Elkins, West Virginia, circa 1970. Cassandra Whyte Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Girl scouts examining black snake found at Camp Giscowheco, Triadelphia, West Virginia, circa 1920s. Black Diamond Girl Scout Council Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Owens-Illinois glass plant, finished container packing area with four workers, Clarksburg, WV, n.d. Archives Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Two sisters of trapped miner Charles Fluharty watch as the Farmington mine is sealed, Farmington, West Virginia, November 14, 1954. Archives Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, The first of the Dorsey Tours, thirty-day excursions for West Virginia school teachers to California, July 1939. Daisy Chapman Dorsey Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Ladies of the Maccabees, Fenwick, West Virginia, n.d. Archives Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Mary Harris "Mother" Jones flanked by Mrs. Fremont Older, a journalist from Los Angeles, and Major Thomas Davis, commander of the state militia, Pratt, West Virginia, 1913. Archives Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Six young women Civil Defense workers at honor roll board dedication, Worthington, West Virginia, September 19, 1943. Joseph Noel Geiger Jr. Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Janie Ferrell, coal miner, with visitor Gail Fallen, Madison, West Virginia, December 8, 1982. Janie Ferrell Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Ruth Norman (fourth from left) with members of the B2 Club preparing for Easter, Charleston, West Virginia, April 1943. John Norman, MD Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Callie J. Barnett with quilts, n.d. Notan Studios Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, (Left to right): Sally Katherine Higginbotham, Maid of Honor; Katherine Anne Huffman, Queen Silvia XXXVII; and Sarah Lynne Mongold, Maid of Honor, at Mountain State Forest Festival, Elkins, West Virginia, 1973, photo by Gerald Ratliff. Commerce Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Dairy month, home dairy queen, June 17, 1957. Clarksburg Exponent Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Two women sewing, n.d. Clarksburg Exponent Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Women strikers from C&P Telephone Company, n.d. Clarksburg Exponent Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Pearl S. Buck with her book, My Several Words, 1970. Clarksburg Exponent Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Bridgeport Dolphinettes at Water Show, Bridgeport, West Virginia, August 20, 1977. Clarksburg Exponent Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Miss West Virginia crowning, June 10, 1978. Clarksburg Exponent Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Meter attendant checking meters, July 3, 1962. Clarksburg Exponent Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Girl Scouts at Camp Meadowlea, Grafton, West Virginia, July 8, 1975. Clarksburg Exponent Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Woman at microphone during Hope Gas Company talent show, n.d. Clarksburg Exponent Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Hazel-Atlas Glass product inspection, April 18, 1961. Clarksburg Exponent Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Woman checking dog at Harrison County Humane Society, July 21, 1967. Clarksburg Exponent Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Homecoming Court, Victory vs. Washington-Irving homecoming football game, November 7, 1955. Clarksburg Exponent Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Absentee voting at Harrison County Courthouse, Clarksburg, West Virginia, October 18, 1976. Clarksburg Exponent Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Telephone company workers, May 1964. Clarksburg Exponent Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Miss Black Teen, May 29, 1976. Clarksburg Exponent Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Swimmers in boat on Oral Lake, 1941. Clarksburg Exponent Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Governor Matthew Neely with Mrs. Maurice (Bess) Bodkin of Parkersburg, Mrs. Olandus (Alma) West, and Mrs. O. L. (Mary Louise) Stewart of the Clarksburg Women's Club, April 18, 1944. Clarksburg Exponent Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Parsons-Souders Department Store model, Clarksburg, West Virginia, n.d. Clarksburg Exponent Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Woman holding gun at bar, possibly during coal strike. Sign outside reads "Hi-Jane" and "Cold Beer," n.d. Clarksburg Exponent Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Eleanor Roosevelt and Doris Duke at Arthurdale, West Virginia, November 1937. Clarksburg Exponent Collection , West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Women waiting in line at theater playing film Susan and God, 1940. Clarksburg Exponent Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Nona Boxley and Hammond girl drinking, smoking, and packing heat, circa 1890s-1910s. Frank Hammond Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Women at Henry McClain's Harlem Social Club, 1943. Notan Studios Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Workers on a production line at Homer Laughlin China Company, Newell, West Virginia, n.d. Homer Laughlin China Company Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Secretary of State Helen Holt with two unidentified men, n.d. Archives Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Tanner J. Livisay, District Home Demonstration Agent, demonstrating to Homemakers Club, Princeton, West Virginia, n.d. Tanner J. Livisay Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Country artist and Cross Lanes native Kathy Mattea performing during Homecoming '96, Charleston, West Virginia, 1996. Governor Gaston Caperton Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Louise McNeill Pease with Governor Arch Moore, August 1985. Archives Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Dr. Harriet B. Jones, West Virginia's first female licensed physician, playing piano, May 26, 1939, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Mildred Bateman, Director of the West Virginia Department of Mental Health, on set of Wake Up, John Doe!, n.d. WPBY Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Y-Teens annual doughnut sale. (L-R: Isabel Dearien, Jo Ann Fisseff, Judy Moore, Mildred Price, Charleston, West Virginia, March 7, 1954. Charleston YWCA Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, YWCA Girl Reserves Mary Ethel Morris, Mildred Aultz and Mavine McNeill selling donuts as a fundraiser, March 10, 1940. Charleston YWCA Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, YWCA Union Carbide Softball Team, Charleston, West Virginia, 1952. Charleston YWCA Collection, West Virginia State Archives |