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Virginia Women in History 2020

The 2020 Virginia Women in History honorees are featured in the Library of Virginia's 19th Amendment Centennial exhibition, We Demand: Women's Suffrage in Virginia.

Ora Brown Stokes

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Ora Brown Stokes was a lifelong advocate for the rights of African American women.

Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon

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Labor economist Mary Elizabeth Pidgeon began her career as an organizer for woman suffrage.

Josephine Mathews Norcom

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Josephine Norcom advocated educational opportunities and equal rights for African American women and men.

Sophie G. Meredith

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Sophie G. Meredith was an advocate for equal suffrage and women's rights.

Elizabeth Dabney Langhorne Lewis

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Elizabeth Lewis founded the Equal Suffrage League of Lynchburg.

Fannie Bayly King

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Civic leader Fannie B. King encouraged educational and public health reforms in addition to advocating woman suffrage.

Maggie Lena Walker

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Businesswoman and community activist Maggie Walker was the first African American woman to charter and serve as president of a bank.

Lila Meade Valentine

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Social reformer Lila Meade Valentine was a founder and president of the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia.

Pauline Adams

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Taking a militant approach to the campaign for woman suffrage, Pauline Adams chose to go to prison for her political beliefs.