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- Tags: Business and Entrepreneurship
Dana Olden Baldwin
Dana Olden Baldwin was a community physician whose entrepreneurial spirit created a thriving African-American business district in Martinsville.
Martinsville
Corazon Sandoval Foley
Corazon Sandoval Foley is an advocate and leader for collecting stories of Asian American immigrants through oral history and research projects within her community.
Fairfax County
Elizabeth Bray Allen Smith Stith
At a time when married women had few rights, Elizabeth Bray Allen Smith Stith used her own funds to establish a free school for poor children.
Isle of Wight County
Ruth Coles Harris
The first African American woman to become a certified public accountant in Virginia, Ruth Coles Harris was also the founding director of the Sydney Lewis School of Business at Virginia Union University.
Recipient of the VABPW Foundation Business…
Recipient of the VABPW Foundation Business…
Richmond
Themes: Business and Entrepreneurship, Education
Elizabeth Ashburn Duke
As a member of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, banker Elizabeth Duke helped implement the Federal Reserve System's response to the financial panic of 2008.
Virginia Beach
William Darnell "Bill" Euille
A leader in the political, cultural, and civic life of Alexandria, William Darnell “Bill” Euille became the first African American elected mayor of the city.
Alexandria
Xavier R. Richardson
Xavier R. Richardson is a fervent advocate for underprivileged youth.
Fredericksburg
Christiana Burdett Campbell
Christiana Campbell became one of Williamsburg's most prominent and successful tavern keepers during the Revolutionary era.
Williamsburg
Themes: Business and Entrepreneurship
Betty Sams Christian
A president of Central Coca-Cola Bottling Company for more than twenty years, Betty Sams Christian enriched her community through philanthropy.
Richmond
Willie Lanier
Willie Lanier broke through racial barriers in professional football by becoming the first African American to play middle linebacker, the position that directs the defense on the field.
Richmond