Virginia Crawford (social Worker)
Virginia Crawford may refer to: *Virginia Crawford, vaudeville performer in the United States who became Virginia Liston after marrying fellow performer Dave Liston *Ginnie Crawford (born Virginia Powell, 1983), American athlete *Virginia Mary Crawford Virginia Mary Crawford (20 November 1862 -1948) was a British Catholic suffragist, feminist, journalist and author, cited in the publicised Dilke scandal and divorce in 1886, founder of the ''Catholic Women's Suffrage Society''. Life and caree ...

Virginia Liston
Virginia Liston (''née'' Crawford; c. 1890 – June 1932) was an American classic female blues and jazz singer. She spent most of her career in vaudeville. She performed with her husband, Samuel H. Gray, as Liston and Liston. In the 1920s she made a series of recordings that included performances with Clarence Williams and his Blue Five on "You've Got the Right Key, but the Wrong Keyhole" and "Early in the Morning", and with the Clarence Williams Washboard Band on "Cushion Foot Stomp", and "P.D.Q. Blues". Biography Little is known about her childhood. It is thought that she was born around 1890 in Louisiana, although U.S. census records suggest that she may have been born in Mississippi.Abbott, Lynn, Doug Seroff (2017). The Original Blues: The Emergence of the Blues in African American Vaudeville'. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 178. . By the time she was ten years old, she and her family were living in New Orleans. She was working in local theaters in 1909 and was performi ...
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Ginnie Crawford
Virginia Crawford (née Powell; born September 7, 1983) is a retired American track and field athlete who specialises in the sprint hurdles. She now is a 4th grade teacher after retiring track and field. She began her international track career at the 1999 World Youth Championships in Athletics, and she reached the final of the 100 meter hurdles competition. She won her first major medal at the 2006 IAAF World Cup, finishing in 12.90 seconds. She first competed in the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in 2005, and reached the final of the sprint hurdles competition at the 2007 and 2009 editions, finishing fifth and sixth respectively. Powell is a two-time US national champion over the 100 meter hurdles, winning the title in 2006 and 2007. She was also a successful collegiate athlete, winning two NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships while a student at the University of Southern California. At the 2006 NCAA meet, she finished the semi-finals in 12.55& ...
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