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Grace Martin Snee of Kingwood, W. V., taught music at WVU for over five decades. Before joining four other women as WVU's first female faculty, Mrs. Snee studied music at the prestigious New England Conservatory in Boston. She was very much involved in educating music teachers for public schools and played an important role as adviser to campus women's groups. Mrs. Snee was a founding member of the "RJ's" in 1908 and RJ spring parties were often held at her Cheat Lake cottage in the 1920's.

37177. Portrait of Grace Snee

IDNO:
037181
Title:
Portrait of Grace Snee
Description:
Grace Martin Snee of Kingwood, W. V., taught music at WVU for over five decades. Before joining four other women as WVU's first female faculty, Mrs. Snee studied music at the prestigious New England Conservatory in Boston. She was very much involved in educating music teachers for public schools and played an important role as adviser to campus women's groups. Mrs. Snee was a founding member of the "RJ's" in 1908 and RJ spring parties were often held at her Cheat Lake cottage in the 1920's.
WVU's first female Mountaineer mascot. One of seven children raised on a family farm in Marion County and the second girl in her family to be her high school mascot, Natalie Tennant sees her role as WVU Mountaineer as part of a longstanding family legacy. In her public appearances, she reminder her audiences, "Our grandmothers and Great-grandmothers were Mountaineers way before I was."

37178. Portrait of Natalie Tennant

IDNO:
037182
Title:
Portrait of Natalie Tennant
Date:
1990
Description:
WVU's first female Mountaineer mascot. One of seven children raised on a family farm in Marion County and the second girl in her family to be her high school mascot, Natalie Tennant sees her role as WVU Mountaineer as part of a longstanding family legacy. In her public appearances, she reminder her audiences, "Our grandmothers and Great-grandmothers were Mountaineers way before I was."
Twins Anna and Stella White were the first women to earn Bachelor of Science degrees at WVU. Science degrees were especially attractive to women, who often had less secondary-level Latin and Greek languages needed for B.A.s--than their male peers. B.S. students took French or German. The White family moved to Morgantown from Ohio in 1886 They came, as did others, to give children access to higher education. In the 1890's all 6 White siblings (4 sons and the twins) attended WVU.

37179. Portrait of Anna White in Cap and Gown

IDNO:
037183
Title:
Portrait of Anna White in Cap and Gown
Date:
1895
Description:
Twins Anna and Stella White were the first women to earn Bachelor of Science degrees at WVU. Science degrees were especially attractive to women, who often had less secondary-level Latin and Greek languages needed for B.A.s--than their male peers. B.S. students took French or German. The White family moved to Morgantown from Ohio in 1886 They came, as did others, to give children access to higher education. In the 1890's all 6 White siblings (4 sons and the twins) attended WVU.
Twins, Anna and Stella White, were the first women to earn Bachelor of Science degrees from WVU. In 1886, the family sold their Ohio farm and moved to Morgantown so their children - 4 sons and two daughters, could attend WVU. Family or one parent relocation with students was not uncommon in and era when mid-western state universities did not routinely erect dormitories.

37180. Portrait of Stella White

IDNO:
037184
Title:
Portrait of Stella White
Date:
1895
Description:
Twins, Anna and Stella White, were the first women to earn Bachelor of Science degrees from WVU. In 1886, the family sold their Ohio farm and moved to Morgantown so their children - 4 sons and two daughters, could attend WVU. Family or one parent relocation with students was not uncommon in and era when mid-western state universities did not routinely erect dormitories.
Lucy Wood was the first WVU woman to go to the far East as a missionary teacher,where she died giving birth to her only child, Faith Lawrence. Infant Faith was sent home to Morgantown to be raised by Ruth Wood. Faith graduated from WVU in 1927.

37181. Portrait of Lucy Wood

IDNO:
037185
Title:
Portrait of Lucy Wood
Date:
1899
Description:
Lucy Wood was the first WVU woman to go to the far East as a missionary teacher,where she died giving birth to her only child, Faith Lawrence. Infant Faith was sent home to Morgantown to be raised by Ruth Wood. Faith graduated from WVU in 1927.
The Wood sisters, Ruth and Lucy were early WVU students. Ruth entered WVU in 1890 and left after falling ill with typhoid fever. She became the first female stenographer in Morgantown (1895), the first woman to run for political office in Monongalia County, (1926) and the first West Virginia woman to become a certified Realtor.

37182. Portrait of Ruth and Lucy Wood

IDNO:
037186
Title:
Portrait of Ruth and Lucy Wood
Date:
ca. 1890
Description:
The Wood sisters, Ruth and Lucy were early WVU students. Ruth entered WVU in 1890 and left after falling ill with typhoid fever. She became the first female stenographer in Morgantown (1895), the first woman to run for political office in Monongalia County, (1926) and the first West Virginia woman to become a certified Realtor.
The Spinster Club in Gym Suits, 1903. From left: Ruth Wood, Sallie Bennett, Willa Brand, Stella Hall, Lucy Wood, Minnie Core, Josie Kunkle. Lucy Wood left a letter which mentioned wearing her gym suit as one of six layers to keep warm in western China.

37183. Spinster Club, West Virginia University

IDNO:
037187
Title:
Spinster Club, West Virginia University
Date:
1903
Description:
The Spinster Club in Gym Suits, 1903. From left: Ruth Wood, Sallie Bennett, Willa Brand, Stella Hall, Lucy Wood, Minnie Core, Josie Kunkle. Lucy Wood left a letter which mentioned wearing her gym suit as one of six layers to keep warm in western China.
The Spinster Club at Lucy Wood Lawrence's wedding, February 18, 1908. From left: Bess Brown, Willa Brand, Sallie Bennett, Lucy Wood, Minnie Core, Josie Kunkle, Tillie Bernhardt. The Spinster Club of Morgantown flourished by the first decade of this century. At least two members married. All were Morgantowners who had graduated from high school and several had finished West Virginia University. Most were teachers. The Club met to socialize and visit on Saturday nights, with an occasional male friend or fiance allowed to attend. Members helped Ruth Wood, a pioneer stenographer, Realtor,and political candidate, raise her sister Lucy's daughter after Lucy died in China giving birth to her only child.

37184. Spinster Club, West Virginia University

IDNO:
037188
Title:
Spinster Club, West Virginia University
Date:
1908
Description:
The Spinster Club at Lucy Wood Lawrence's wedding, February 18, 1908. From left: Bess Brown, Willa Brand, Sallie Bennett, Lucy Wood, Minnie Core, Josie Kunkle, Tillie Bernhardt. The Spinster Club of Morgantown flourished by the first decade of this century. At least two members married. All were Morgantowners who had graduated from high school and several had finished West Virginia University. Most were teachers. The Club met to socialize and visit on Saturday nights, with an occasional male friend or fiance allowed to attend. Members helped Ruth Wood, a pioneer stenographer, Realtor,and political candidate, raise her sister Lucy's daughter after Lucy died in China giving birth to her only child.
Home Nursing Class was offered through Department of Home Economics. The school of nursing opened in 1960.

37185. Home Nursing Class, West Virginia University

IDNO:
037189
Title:
Home Nursing Class, West Virginia University
Description:
Home Nursing Class was offered through Department of Home Economics. The school of nursing opened in 1960.

37186. Allegheny College Institute Students, Alderson, W. Va.

IDNO:
037190
Title:
Allegheny College Institute Students, Alderson, W. Va.

37187. Lewisburg Female Institute Art Gallery, Lewisburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
037191
Title:
Lewisburg Female Institute Art Gallery, Lewisburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Teacher E. Chase Bare is standing with female Allegheny Collegiate Institute students. Dorothy Gish is second from left from Mr. Bare.

37188. Allegheny Collegiate Institute, Alderson, W.Va.

IDNO:
037192
Title:
Allegheny Collegiate Institute, Alderson, W.Va.
Date:
ca. 1913
Description:
Teacher E. Chase Bare is standing with female Allegheny Collegiate Institute students. Dorothy Gish is second from left from Mr. Bare.