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This Grafton native was known for her clay sculptures such as "Madonna of the Hills" and "The Moonshiner?"
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This Fayette County native and labor leader allowed striking miners to camp on her land during the violent Paint Creek-Cabin Creek strike.
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Who was West Virginia's first first lady?
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Who was the first woman from West Virginia to win a gold medal in the Olympics?
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Buckhannon teenager Sirene Bunten kept a diary during this war.
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Hinton native Sylvia Mathews Burwell served as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services in this president's administration.
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She was known as "West Virginia's First Lady of Gospel Music."
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This former state poet laureate published the book Gauley Mountain.
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What church at Cedar Grove on U.S. Route 60 is named for the daughter of salt and gas entrepreneur Williams Tompkins and his wife, Rachel?
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What Randolph County native is best known for her duets with husband "Stoney?"
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