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Mary Ann Elliott is a pioneer in wireless and satellite telecommunications technology and a role model for women in her field.

Fairfax County

Mary A. Marshall advocated public education and equal rights as a member of the General Assembly for more than twenty years.

Arlington

After learning about her Monacan heritage, Mary Belvin Wade became an outspoken advocate for Virginia's Indian tribes.

Richmond

Appalled by the violence of slavery and its effect on society, Mary Minor Blackford became a vocal anti-slavery supporter.

Fredericksburg

One of the first women licensed pilots in Virginia, Mary C. Alexander owned and operated a scheduled air service between Norfolk and Washington, D.C., during the 1930s.

Lynchburg

Captured by Shawnee Indians in 1755, Mary Draper Ingles escaped and made her way hundreds of miles to return home.

New River Valley

A gifted teacher who strove to bring art to all Virginians, Elizabeth Nottingham Day was also an acclaimed artist of the Virginia scene.

Staunton

Labor economist Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon began her career as an organizer for woman suffrage.

Clarke County

Mary Janipher Bennett Malveaux is the first African-American woman to serve as a judge of Henrico County’s General District Court and the second to sit on Virginia’s Court of Appeals.

Henrico County

Mary Jeffery Galt helped found the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.

Norfolk