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Who is considered the founder of Mother's Day?
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How many women have served as West Virginia's attorney general?
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The Elizabeth Ann Bartholomew Award is bestowed by this organization.
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She operated a school for the arts in Calhoun County for four decades.
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During the Civil War, which Confederate spy helped lead a raid on Summersville?
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What geologic feature located across from the Greenbrier is named for pioneer Kate Carpenter?
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This former state poet laureate published the book Six O'clock Mine Report.
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Livia Simpson Poffenbarger dedicated much of her life to commemorating this historical event.
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This Clarksburg native's children's book An Edge of the Forest won the Aurianne Award of the American Library Association.
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Doddridge County native Bonnie Collins became a fan favorite at fairs and festivals in the late 1900s for doing what?
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