September 10, 1782: Elizabeth Zane
October 2, 1978: Willow Island's American Cyanamid plant enforces fetal protection policy
October 27, 1937: Life of newspaper publisher Livia Poffenbarger
February 20, 1885: WV Legislature rejects proposal to admit women to WVU
February 23, 1917: Creation of the Mother's Pension Fund
March 10, 1920: Women's suffrage
April 20, 1885: Incorporation of the Women's Christian Temperance Union
April 22, 1904: Formation of the WV Federation of Women's Clubs
May 8, 1914: Establishment of Mother's Day