The exploration of the history of Virginia women through the lives of exemplary and remarkable individuals. Seventeen essays written by established and emerging scholars recover the stories and voices of a diverse group of women.

This second of two volumes continues the exploration of the history of Virginia women through the lives of exemplary and remarkable individuals. Seventeen essays recover the stories and voices of a diverse group of women, from the transition from slavery to freedom in the period following the Civil War to the struggle to secure rights for gay and lesbian women in the late twentieth century.