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Putnam County native Mary Meek Atkeson was a noted author on this subject.
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Muriel Rukeyser wrote "The Book of the Dead" about this West Virginia disaster.
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Who was the first woman from West Virginia to win a gold medal in the Olympics?
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Who was the first woman to serve in West Virginia's legislature?
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This member of the prominent Jackson family is best remembered as an artist.
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Which of these West Virginia National Historic Landmarks was torn down?
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This Buckhannon native won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel Night Watch, set in West Virginia after the Civil War.
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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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The story of this entertainer from Wayne County and her relationship with Louisiana Governor Earl Long was made into a major film with Paul Newman and Lolita Davidovich playing the leads.
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Who was the first woman to serve on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals?
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