They Were the State of Virginia's First

The first Black women in Ettrick, Virginia to vote in 1920 were members of the Virginia State University faculty. They were from left to right in front: Mary Branch, Anna Lindsay, Edna Colson, Edwina Wright, Johnella Frazer (Jackson), and Nannie Nichols. Back row left to right: Eva Conner, Evie Carpenter (Spencer), and Odelle Green.

Source: Virginia Historical Society