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Best-selling author Mary Johnston was a leader in the fight for woman suffrage in Virginia.

For thirty-four years Mary Julia Baldwin was principal of the seminary that later became Mary Baldwin University.

Staunton

Mary Smith Kelsey Peake was an educator of both free and enslaved African Americans prior to and during the Civil War.

Hampton

As author of The Virginia House-Wife (1824), the first American regional cookbook, Mary Randolph transformed cooking and household management in ways that continue to influence chefs and domestic supervisors.

Chesterfield County and Richmond

In 1985 Mary Sue Terry became the first woman elected to statewide office in Virginia.

Patrick County

Mary Tyler Freeman Cheek McClenahan worked to improve the life of Richmond residents and to preserve Virginia's history.

Richmond

For seventy-five years Mary Virginia Hawes Terhune's pen name, Marion Harland, was nationally known to readers of her novels, short stories, and domestic advice.

Amelia County

An expert in solid propellant rocket motor design, Mary Jones serves as a role model for women in the engineering profession.

Prince William County

Mary Willing Byrd preserved her children's property during the American Revolution and eloquently defended herself against charges of loyalism.

Charles City County

Social reformer and activist Mary-Cooke Branch Munford advocated public school reforms, women's rights, and interracial cooperation throughout her life.

Richmond