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Laura Arnold was the pro-Union sister of which Confederate general?
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Putnam County native Mary Meek Atkeson was a noted author on this subject.
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The Elizabeth Ann Bartholomew Award is bestowed by this organization.
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In 1920, this actress and Preston County dairy farmer became the first woman to second a presidential nominee in a major party nominating convention.
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About what percentage of West Virginia women have jobs in the labor force?
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Which one of these organizations taught and encouraged women to can food in the early 1900s?
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She is the third woman from West Virginia to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Phoeba Parsons of Calhoun County was best known for playing this instrument.
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Ruth Boggs taught and helped perpetuate this type of singing in Beckley.
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Following whose election did women hold a majority in the state Supreme Court for the first time?
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