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Lila Meade Valentine
Social reformer Lila Meade Valentine was a founder and president of the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia.
Richmond
Maggie Lena Walker
Businesswoman and community activist Maggie Walker was the first African American woman to charter and serve as president of a bank.
Richmond
Thomasina Jordan
Thomasina E. Jordan, also known as "Red Hawk Woman," was a passionate advocate for American Indians throughout her life.
Alexandria
Rosa Dixon Bowser
Social reformer Rosa Dixon Bowser was an advocate for civil rights and educational opportunities for African Americans.
Richmond
Anne B. Spencer
An advocate for civil rights, Anne Spencer was also a noted poet of the Harlem Renaissance.
Lynchburg
Anna Whitehead Bodeker
In 1870 Anna Whitehead Bodeker founded the first woman suffrage association in Virginia.
Richmond
Mary Johnston
Best-selling author Mary Johnston was a leader in the fight for woman suffrage in Virginia.
Barbara Johns
As a high school student in Farmville, Barbara Johns challenged school segregation.
Prince Edward County
Arthur Robert Ashe
Tennis champion Arthur Ashe was an advocate for human dignity around the world.
Richmond
Esther Cooper
Esther Cooper fought for improved educational opportunities for African American students in Arlington County.
Arlington County