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Janie Porter Barrett
Civic leader and educator Janie Porter Barrett worked to improve the lives of African American women.
Hampton and Hanover County
Janie Porter Barrett
Janie Porter Barrett devoted her life to improving opportunities for young African American women through education.
Hanover County
Janis Martin
Known as the "Female Elvis," Janis Martin was a pioneer rockabilly star.
Danville
Jean Miller Skipwith
Jean Miller Skipwith, Lady Skipwith, assembled one of the largest libraries owned by a Virginia woman early in the nineteenth century.
Mecklenburg County
Jennie Dean
Born enslaved, Jennie Dean founded a school for African Americans in Manassas.
Manassas
Jennie Serepta Dean
Born into slavery, Jennie Serepta Dean founded a school at a time when segregation limited educational opportunities for African American students.
Manassas
Jessie Manfield Rattley
A tireless business leader and civic activist, Jessie M. Rattley was the first woman and first African American to serve as mayor of Newport News.
Newport News
JoAnn Dellas Falletta
A dynamic and compelling conductor, JoAnn Falletta is an advocate for contemporary music.
Norfolk
Joann Hess Grayson
A clinical psychologist and professor at James Madison University, Joann Hess Grayson is an advocate for abused and neglected children.
Harrisonburg
John Arthur Stokes
As a student at Robert Russa Moton High School, John Stokes helped lead a strike by pupils to gain better education facilities, an act of defiance that contributed to the integration of public schools in the United States.
Prince Edward County