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- Tags: Arts and Literature
John Cephas
John Cephas has become a world ambassador representing the Virginia Piedmont Blues tradition.
Caroline County
Themes: Arts and Literature
Edna Lewis
Edna Lewis created nationwide interest in southern cuisine and demonstrated that food could be more than just nourishment, but also a celebration of life.
Orange County
Themes: Arts and Literature
Claudia Emerson
Claudia Emerson received the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and is Virginia's poet laureate.
Fredericksburg
Themes: Arts and Literature
Mary Randolph
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
Themes: Arts and Literature
Florence Farley
Florence Saunders Farley has fought against racism and bias to open doors in science and politics for African American women in Virginia.
Roanoke and Petersburg
Queena Stovall
Taking up painting early in her sixties, Queena Stovall created works that recalled her life in rural Virginia and earned her the title the "Grandma Moses of Virginia."
Lynchburg and Amherst County
Themes: Arts and Literature
Mollie Holmes Adams
Mollie Holmes Adams helped preserve the Upper Mattaponi heritage by passing on the almost-lost art of feather weaving and recording her herbal remedies.
King William County
Edythe C. Harrison
Edythe C. Harrison's love of music led her to help found the Virginia Opera Association.
Norfolk
Themes: Arts and Literature, Government and Law
Janis Martin
Known as the "Female Elvis," Janis Martin was a pioneer rockabilly star.
Danville
Themes: Arts and Literature
Marian A. Van Landingham
Marian A. Van Landingham founded a one-of-a-kind art center in Alexandria.
Alexandria