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Nikki Giovanni uses her poetry to raise awareness of social issues, particularly those of gender and race.

Blacksburg

Long recognized as one of the nation's most distinguished educators, Mary Alice Franklin Hatwood Futrell led the National Education Association from 1983 to 1989.

Lynchburg

Mary Ann Elliott is a pioneer in wireless and satellite telecommunications technology and a role model for women in her field.

Fairfax County

American country singer Patsy Cline was a highly successful and influential vocalist.

Winchester

Chief of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, Clara Adams-Ender was the first African American woman to command a major army base.

Prince William County

Mollie Holmes Adams helped preserve the Upper Mattaponi heritage by passing on the almost-lost art of feather weaving and recording her herbal remedies.

King William County

As First Lady of the United States, Edith Wilson was Woodrow Wilson's trusted confidant.

Wytheville

Businesswoman and community activist Maggie Walker was the first African American woman to charter and serve as president of a bank.

Richmond

Social reformer Lila Meade Valentine was a founder and president of the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia.

Richmond

Taking up painting early in her sixties, Queena Stovall created works that recalled her life in rural Virginia and earned her the title the "Grandma Moses of Virginia."

Lynchburg and Amherst County