https://www.wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/054000https://www.wvhistoryonview.org/image/054000.jpgVictorine Louistall-Monroe6/20/90Victorine Louistall-Monroe of Clarksburg was the first known African-American woman to earn a WVU degree (M.Ed., August 1945) and the first African-American faculty member. She was a professor of library science at WVU from 1966 to her retirement in 1978 and is a member of the President's Advisory Board.West Virginia History OnView