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Photograph of Jean Harshburger and Representative William C. Wamper.
Jean Harshburger was the first women elected class president, by the class of 1974. In this photograph, Harshburger is pictured with then Representative William C. Wamper.
Photographs of VPI from the 1920s
These photos offer a glimpse of what campus looked like in the first years that women students were admitted.
Photographs of Peggy Mezaros, the first woman Senior Vice President and Provost at Virginia Tech
In 1995, Dr. Peggy S. Mezaros was appointed as the first woman Senior Vice President and Provost of Virginia Tech. She held this position until 2000. Meszaros first joined Virginia Tech in 1993 as professor of family and child development and dean of…
Clippings about Mary Virginia Jones Berry, one of the first women to graduate from the Mechanical Engineering program at Virginia Tech
This item includes four newspaper clippings or articles written about Mary Virginia Jones Berry. Two are from the vertical files in Special Collections and two are from the Virginia Tech website. Viewing individual items will provide additional…
Original proposal for the establishment of the Women's Center from 1993
In 1992-1993, the Coordinating Council on Women's Concerns proposed the establishment of a Women's Center at Virginia Tech. In the spring of 1994, the Women's Center opened our doors in Lane Hall, with the mission to promote a campus community that…
Price House, home to the Women's Center at Virginia Tech since 1995
In 1992-1993, the Coordinating Council on Women's Concerns proposed the establishment of a Women's Center at Virginia Tech. In the spring of 1994, the Women's Center opened our doors in Lane Hall, with the mission to promote a campus community that…