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Women of the Mountain State

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Who was the first Black woman to become a member of a legislative body in the United States?
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Who was the legendary daughter of Shawnee chief Cornstalk?
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Who was West Virginia's first first lady?
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She was the first woman elected to the executive branch of West Virginia's government.
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The work of these two West Virginia native mathematicians helped launch astronauts into orbit and land on the moon.
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This Monongalia County native and WVU graduate was one America's leading abstract painters and print makers.
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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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Where was the first Mother's Day in the United States held?
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She was the first woman elected to statewide office in West Virginia.
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Which one of these women did NOT serve in the U.S. military during World War II?
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