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An 18-member commission, along with input from the Library of Virginia and professors of women's history, selected the women to be honored with statues sculpted by StudioEIS in Brooklyn, New York. The granite plaza and Wall of Honor were opened in October 2018 and the monument was officially unveiled with the first seven completed statues on ...
Cohn quickly became heavily involved in the civic affairs of her adopted city. [2] Around 1911, she joined the local chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women, [1] and in 1920, she was a charter member of the Richmond League of Women Voters; [2] beginning as treasurer of the latter group in the 1930s, she later became active with the state chapter, at various times serving as its vice ...
Her estate of over $300,000 was divided among members of her family and several local hospitals, orphanages, and other charitable institutions. [2] [13] Her papers are held by the Library of Virginia. [3] In 2018 the Virginia Capitol Foundation announced that Kidd's name would be on the Virginia Women's Monument's glass Wall of Honor. [14]
During her tenure as First Lady, Northam expanded the historical tour and educational programs at the Virginia Governor's Mansion to tell the full history of the enslaved African Americans who worked in the home's history. [15] In the same year, she also served as a member of the Host Committee for the Virginia Women Veterans Summit. [16]
Nancy Rodrigues is the Deputy Director of the 2019 Commemoration and former Virginia Secretary of Administration under Governor Terry McAuliffe. She was appointed to this position by Governor McAuliffe in December 2013, after nearly 30 years in public service and government.
In 2018 the Virginia Capitol Foundation announced that Pollak's name would be included on the Virginia Women's Monument's glass Wall of Honor. [17] Pollak's works are in the permanent collections of The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, The Chrysler Museum, the Valentine, Virginia Commonwealth University, and the University of Richmond among others.
She was a plaintiff in five landmark court cases affecting civil rights, including the 1956 decision that ended school segregation in Arlington County, Virginia, adjacent to Washington D.C., the national capital. Her play, "Our Heritage: Slavery to Freedom, 1776–1976," was designated an official bicentennial event by Arlington County.
Poe was a member of the National Association of Women Lawyers and she served as secretary to the Old Dominion Bar Association for 13 years. [2] She died on March 20, 1974. [1] In 2018 the Virginia Capitol Foundation announced that Poe's name would be included on the Virginia Women's Monument's glass Wall of Honor. [5]