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Martha Washington was her husband's confidant and established the public role of First Lady after his election as president.

Fairfax County

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

New River Valley

At a time when women had few rights, Ann Makemie Holden managed her large plantation on the Eastern Shore and strove to uphold the ideals of the American Revolution.

Accomack County

Pamunkey chief Cockacoeske signed the 1677 Treaty of Middle Plantation with the English and reunited several tribes under her authority.

Middle Peninsula

From her cattle farm in Prince William County, Annie Snyder fought successfully to preserve the land around the Civil War battlefield at Manassas.

Manassas

Award-winning television journalist Katie Couric was the first woman to anchor an evening newscast for a major network in the United States.

Arlington County

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

Richmond

Annabella Ravenscroft Gibson Jenkins established a hospital in Richmond that accepted all patients regardless of their ability to pay.

Richmond

In 1870 Anna Whitehead Bodeker founded the first woman suffrage association in Virginia.

Richmond

Throughout her life, Anne Dobie Peebles was a relentless advocate for public education and health-care improvements for all Virginians.

Sussex County