Camilla Ella Williams
An acclaimed lyric soprano and the first African American to receive a contract from a major American opera company, Camilla Ella Williams was a…
Mary Jeffery Galt
Mary Jeffery Galt helped found the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.
Mary Willing Byrd
Mary Willing Byrd preserved her children's property during the American Revolution and eloquently defended herself against charges of loyalism.
Maybelle Addington Carter
A founding member of the Carter Family, a highly influential early country music group, Maybelle Addington Carter was a pioneering guitarist and…
Sheila Crump Johnson
A cofounder of Black Entertainment Television, Sheila Crump Johnson is a dynamic philanthropist who supports education and the arts.
Mary Alice Franklin Hatwood Futrell
Long recognized as one of the nation's most distinguished educators, Mary Alice Franklin Hatwood Futrell led the National Education Association from…
Laura Lu Scherer Copenhaver
As founder of Rosemont Industries and as a Lutheran lay leader, Laura Lu Scherer Copenhaver advocated strategies for improving educational and…