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Throughout her career as a teacher, Lillian Ward McDaniel advocated lifelong education and community service.

Richmond

Author Louise Harrison McCraw cofounded the Braille Circulating Library to meet the needs of an underserved population.

Buckingham County

Physical therapist Bessie Blount Griffin invented devices to help wounded soldiers and was a pioneer in the field of forensic science.

Princess Anne County

Ethel Bailey Furman was one of the earliest African American women to work as an architect in Virginia.

Richmond

A founding member of the Carter Family, a highly influential early country music group, Maybelle Addington Carter was a pioneering guitarist and performer.

Scott County

As a high school student in Farmville, Barbara Johns challenged school segregation.

Prince Edward County

A trailblazer for women in the field of photojournalism, Betty Masters was the first female photographer hired by the Roanoke Times.

Salem

Known as the "Female Elvis," Janis Martin was a pioneer rockabilly star.

Danville

As a plaintiff in the 1967 Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia, Mildred Jeter Loving helped legalize interracial marriage in Virginia and the United States.

Caroline County

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

Winchester