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At what hotel did some 200 members of the Women's Army Corps (WAC) and 35 civilian nurses serve during World War II?
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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 McDowell County native was the first Black woman ever elected to the West Virginia state legislature.
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She wrote Gauley Mountain, a classic 1939 book about West Virginia and its history.
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She made a harrowing scape from Shawnee captivity and followed the Ohio and Kanawha rivers through the treacherous New River Gorge home to safety.
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She was the first woman elected to the executive branch of West Virginia's government.
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What geologic feature located across from the Greenbrier is named for pioneer Kate Carpenter?
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This blues singer from Huntington had diamonds from a bracelet implanted into her front teeth.
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When appointed director of the Department of Mental Health, she became the first Black woman in West Virginia to hold a high-level state administrative position.
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This Clarksburg native has written extensively on the art of writing, children's books, and adult fiction, such as A Space Apart, which is largely based in West Virginia.
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