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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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She founded Coal River Mountain Watch to battle mountaintop removal mining.
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Muriel Rukeyser wrote "The Book of the Dead" about this West Virginia disaster.
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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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This author was the daughter of an unsuccessful presidential candidate.
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In 2018, this Boone County native and six-time chief justice of the state Supreme Court resigned from the bench during an impeachment inquiry involving the entire court.
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This performer wrote several songs featured on the soundtrack of the Oscar-winning documentary Harlan County, U.S.A.
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This McDowell County native was the first Black woman ever elected to the West Virginia state legislature.
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Who was the first West Virginian to perform at New York's Metropolitan Opera?
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Frances Benjamin Johnston was a leader in this field.
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