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An influential historian of the American South and the Civil War, Drew Gilpin Faust is the first woman to serve as president of Harvard University.

Clarke County

Earl Lloyd was the first African American to play in the NBA and the league’s first African-American assistant coach.

Alexandria

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

Wytheville

Edith Turner, chief of the Nottoway, successfully navigated nineteenth-century Nottoway and Anglo-American societies while she strove to keep the tribe’s children on the reservation.

Southampton County

Edna Lewis created nationwide interest in southern cuisine and demonstrated that food could be more than just nourishment, but also a celebration of life.

Orange County

Educator Edna Meade Colson strove to improve educational opportunities for African Americans in Virginia.

Petersburg

As a teenager, Edwilda Allen Isaac helped lead a walkout of students from R. R. Moton High School that contributed to ending school segregation in the United States.

Farmville

Educator, activist, and basketball pioneer Edwin B. Henderson dedicated his life to serving the African-American community through sports in education and fighting racial discrimination.

Fairfax County

Edythe C. Harrison's love of music led her to help found the Virginia Opera Association.

Norfolk

Eleanor Bontecou overcame debilitating illness to combat discrimination against Japanese Americans during World War II, study the treatment of conscientious objectors, and counsel federal government employees accused of subversive activities.

Arlington County