Virginia Moore
Poet, biographer, and scholar, perhaps best known for her work Virginia Is a State of Mind (1942), which has been described as the “biography of a state.”
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Enid Michael
Yosemite National Park Ranger & Naturalist, 1921-1942
Margaret Ward Morland
Margaret Ward Morland was the Poet Laureate of Virginia from 1996 to 1998 and was an accomplished educator and poet.
Annis Boudinot Stockton
A Revolutionary Era patriot and poet, Annis Boudinot Stockton (1736-1801) transformed her Princeton estate of Morven into the center of culture and influence for the Princeton, New Jersey area. It has continued to occupy this role for over 200 years.
Ellen Clementine Howarth
1800s American poet
Flora Díaz Parrado
Cuban lawyer and women’s rights activist
Mary McGrory
Pulitzer-winning journalist
Pearl Bailey
African-American actress, singer, comedian and author.
Edith Ronne
Antarctic explorer
Jennie Collins
In 1870, Jennie Collins founded Boffin’s Bower in Boston to provide working women with a place to read and socialize, as well as food, clothing, job placement, and other aid.