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Pulitzer Prize–winning author Willa Cather was acclaimed for her novels portraying the settlers and frontier life of the American Plains.

Frederick County

Vivian W. Pinn works to expand women's health programs and leadership roles for women in the field of medical research.

Lynchburg

Virginia Estelle Randolph's innovative teaching techniques became the model for African American education throughout the South early in the twentieth century.

Henrico County

Undine Smith Moore described herself as "a teacher who composes," while educating her students about music theory as well as the contributions of African Americans to American music and culture.

Ettrick

Thomasina E. Jordan, also known as "Red Hawk Woman," was a passionate advocate for American Indians throughout her life.

Alexandria

A nationally known painter, Theresa Pollak was the founding faculty member of the School of Art at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Richmond

A prosperous woman during the earliest years of the Virginia colony, Temperance Flowerdew Yeardley took steps to maintain control of her financial affairs after her husband's death.

Jamestown

Susie M. Ames's writings made major contributions to understanding the social and cultural life of seventeenth-century Virginia.

Accomack County

As artistic director and choreographer, Stoner Winslett has built the Richmond Ballet into a nationally recognized professional dance company.

Richmond

Sophie G. Meredith was an advocate for equal suffrage and women's rights.

Richmond