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Who was the first Black woman to become a member of a legislative body in the United States?
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Who is considered the founder of Mother's Day?
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This Presbyterian missionary worked to improve the lives of people living in poverty near Morgantown during the Great Depression.
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Who was the first West Virginian to perform at New York's Metropolitan Opera?
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In 1943, she established a settlement house in Huntington as a safe haven for disadvantaged and homeless women.
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Who was the first woman to serve in West Virginia's legislature?
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This Ritchie County native was editor of the Pennsboro News, Wetzel Republican, West Union Record, Glenville Democrat, and Methodist Protestant Church Record.
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She is the only woman to run for governor in a general election under the banner of one of the two major political parties.
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This country music singer, who grew up in Hinton, had 19 Top Ten hits, including “Then and Only Then,” "Nobody but a Fool (Would Love You)," “The Hurtin’s All Over,” and “Cincinnati, Ohio."
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One of West Virginia's first licensed pilots, she led the West Virginia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol during World War II.
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