Image Credit: Group of Smith College Students, detail. Courtesy of the North Carolina Office of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina.
From Virginia Dare, the first child born to English parents in America on the North Carolina coast; to the hundreds of women who have served in our state's General Assembly; to Bev Perdue, the first female governor of North Carolina, we recognize the vital place that women and their accomplishments have in our history.
Strong women have gained notoriety throughout the state's past. Here are just a few prominent North Carolina women:
For every woman who has gained a place in the history books, numerous female tar heels have helped build and sustain the state in so many ways. From working in the burgeoning textile industry, to forwarding higher education and research, to documenting their Civil War experiences, these women are an integral part of our culture.
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