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Lila (Meade) Valentine (1865–1921), president of the Equal Suffrage League, championed causes of health and education reform. Ironically, she never cast a ballot. Too ill to go to the polls in 1920, she died without ever exercising the franchise.
Learn more about the Equal Suffrage League.
Learn about L. Douglas Wilder, the first elected African American governor in United States history...
The governing body of the VHS has elected close to 200 honorary members in its 175-year history....