On This Day
in West Virginia History...

Virginia Mae Brown, West Virginia's first woman insurance commissioner and the first woman to serve in the Interstate Commerce Commission, was born in Putnam County on November 13, 1923.

Learn more:
Birth Certificate for Virginia Mae Brown
"Can't Refuse President, Mrs. Brown Gets ICC Appointment"
"'Woman's Viewpoint' Subject Of Mrs. Brown's Talk Here"
"'First Lady of Transportation'"
"Highest Woman In Federal Government Is A Trail-Blazing West Virginia Native"
Document-Based Questions

On This Day in West Virginia History: November