The greatest 17th century Virginian was the first African
slave who ran away from his owner. Obviously, this meant
slavery was not going to be 100 percent effective.
Prof. Ervin L. Jordan Jr.
University of Virginia
Chairman, Virginia Museum of Natural History Board of
Trustees, 2004-2006

--On Tuesday, January 31, 2006 8:46 AM -0500 Brent Tarter
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> Although several Virginia women were mentioned in the
> late Va-Hist discussions about some of the most important
> historical figures, I think that we should accept the
> challenge that Randy Cabell reported his wife making and
> ask:
>
> Who were the greatest or most important women in
> Virginia's history? And why?
>
> Brent Tarter
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