This booklet was designed to be used as a supplemental social studies unit and is divided into four sections. Section 1 profiles famous women of West Virginia including Aracoma, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, Mary Harris Jones, Susan Matilda Dew Hoff, Frances Benjamin Johnston, and Nancy Hart Douglas. Section 2, profiles contemporary women in West Virginia including Fannie Cobb Carter, Pearl Sydenstricker Buck Walsh, Mildred Bateman, Phyllis Smith Curtin Cook, Virginia Mae Brown, and Joanne LaCoque Haymes Ireland Pierose. Classroom activities for teaching about these women are outlined in section 3, along with sample tests. Resources for the study of famous women in West Virginia are also presented. Section 4 provides 1980 statistics on women in West Virginia, including female population characteristics, total degrees conferred by West Virginia institutions of higher education, percentage of degrees conferred by area, and annual median income by sex and race. A 14-item bibliography is included. (SM)