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With "a decided taste for freedom," Sara Lucy Bagby was embroiled in a celebrated legal case that tested the infamous Fugitive Slave Act during the secession crisis.

Wheeling

A teacher and principal for more than thirty years, Sarah A. Gray had a profound influence on the education of African Americans in Alexandria.

Alexandria

Sarah Garland Boyd Jones was the first African American woman to pass the Virginia Medical Examining Board's examination.

Richmond

Sarah Lee Fain was one of the first two women elected to Virginia's General Assembly.

Norfolk

A native of Ethiopia, Seyoum Berhe is currently the state refugee resettlement coordinator with Virginia's Office of Newcomer Services.

Richmond

As an activist, leader, scholar, writer, and educator, Sharifa Alkhateeb worked tirelessly to strengthen communities and bridge Islamic and American cultures.

Fairfax County

The award-winning novels of Sharyn Elaine Arwood McCrumb celebrate the richness and variety of Appalachian culture.

Roanoke County

One of the first women to work as a nuclear engineer at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Sheila Bowen Taylor is passionate about increasing diversity in STEM professions.

Norfolk

A cofounder of Black Entertainment Television, Sheila Crump Johnson is a dynamic philanthropist who supports education and the arts.

Hampton

Brigadier General Sheila Baxter was the first female and the second African-American brigadier general in the Army Medical Service Corps.

Franklin