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Emily White Fleming
Emily White Fleming preserved numerous Fredericksburg landmarks for future generations.
Fredericksburg
Jennie Dean
Born enslaved, Jennie Dean founded a school for African Americans in Manassas.
Manassas
Caroline Bradby Cook
A Unionist during the Civil War, Caroline Bradby Cook protected, preserved, and passed on the Pamunkey heritage.
King William County
Lucy Goode Brooks
Having experienced as a slave the devastation of separated families, Lucy Goode Brooks founded the Friends’ Asylum for Colored Orphans.
Richmond
Rosa Dixon Bowser
Social reformer Rosa Dixon Bowser was an advocate for civil rights and educational opportunities for African Americans.
Richmond
Anna Whitehead Bodeker
In 1870 Anna Whitehead Bodeker founded the first woman suffrage association in Virginia.
Richmond
Mary Berkley Minor Blackford
Appalled by the violence of slavery and its effect on society, Mary Minor Blackford became a vocal anti-slavery supporter.
Fredericksburg
Katherine Harwood Waller Barrett
Katherine Harwood Waller Barrett devoted her life to providing needed medical care, shelter, education, and training to unmarried mothers and their children.
Henrico County
Mary Julia Baldwin
For thirty-four years Mary Julia Baldwin was principal of the seminary that later became Mary Baldwin University.
Staunton
Mary Willing Byrd
Mary Willing Byrd preserved her children's property during the American Revolution and eloquently defended herself against charges of loyalism.
Charles City County