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Anne Dobie Peebles
Throughout her life, Anne Dobie Peebles was a relentless advocate for public education and health-care improvements for all Virginians.
Sussex County
Sister Marie Majella Berg
Sister Marie Majella Berg transformed Marymount University from a junior college for women to a coeducational university during thirty years as its president.
Arlington County
Katherine Harwood Waller Barrett
Katherine Harwood Waller Barrett devoted her life to providing needed medical care, shelter, education, and training to unmarried mothers and their children.
Henrico County
Clara Olivia Byrd Baker
A teacher for more than thirty years, Clara Baker was also an advocate for women's rights.
Williamsburg
Elizabeth Coles Bouey
The daughter and wife of missionaries, Elizabeth Coles Bouey organized the National Association of Ministers’ Wives.
Richmond
John Wesley Cromwell
Born into slavery, John Wesley Cromwell went on to become an attorney, educator, and publisher of the People's Advocate.
Portsmouth and Norfolk County
Janie Porter Barrett
Civic leader and educator Janie Porter Barrett worked to improve the lives of African American women.
Hampton and Hanover County
Edna Meade Colson
Educator Edna Meade Colson strove to improve educational opportunities for African Americans in Virginia.
Petersburg
Aline Black
Aline Black was a plaintiff in a case challenging the disparate pay of African American and white teachers in Norfolk.
Norfolk
Isabel Wood Rogers
As an educator and author, Isabel Wood Rogers advocated that Christians take an active and responsible interest in the secular world.
Richmond