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A pharmacist, Eva Fleming Scott was the first woman elected to the Senate of Virginia.

Amelia County

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

Richmond

Esther Cooper fought for improved educational opportunities for African American students in Arlington County.

Arlington County

Emily White Fleming preserved numerous Fredericksburg landmarks for future generations.

Fredericksburg

A best-selling novelist, Ellen Glasgow challenged southern social and cultural conventions through her writing and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1942.

Richmond

Ella Agnew was a pioneer in home demonstration work in rural Virginia early in the twentieth century.

Blacksburg

Elizabeth Van Lew oversaw an effective and significant Union spy network during the Civil War.

Richmond

Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell's belief in the value of education and the power of public broadcasting led her to help create the successful public educational television station, WETA.

Arlington

As an intelligence agent with the Office of Strategic Services, Elizabeth Peet worked in the China-Burma-India theater during World War II.

Woodbridge

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

Salem