Document Type
Exhibit
Publication Date
Fall 2026
Abstract
2026 Graduate Student Exhibit Award Winner
On Display: Fall 2026 - Spring 2027 | Downtown Library Graduate Commons Room
Curated by: Kendall T.W., WVU Department of History
Exhibition Talk & Presentation: Oct 28, 2026: 4pm in Graduate Commons
"Each West Virginia hollow is rich with history; this exhibition exposes another precious fissure rich with educational minerals." — Kendall T.W.
"Hollows of History: Women of West Virginia" is an exhibition celebrating four extraordinary women and their monumental contributions to the Mountain State through artistry, advocacy, and academia. The exhibit, held within the WVU Downtown Library, centers on their crucial legacies to firmly integrate their names into the lexicon of West Virginia’s most celebrated historical figures. Dr. Ancella Bickley and Dr. Brucella Jordan, historians and poets, and Anna McCright and Elizabeth Harden Gilmore, educational and community leaders. Notably, three of these historic figures: Drs. Bickley, Jordan, and McCright are proud WVU alumni.
The exhibit invites viewers to think about well-known and lesser-known West Virginian historical figures. The public and collective memory of West Virginia would remain incomplete without these trailblazing women.
Recommended Citation
T.W., Kendall, "Hollows of History: Women of West Virginia" (2026). Hollows of History. 1.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/hollows-history/1