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Virginia Johnson (Arkansas)
Virginia Johnson may refer to: * Virginia E. Johnson (1925–2013), sex therapist and author * Virginia Johnson (athlete) (born 1979), US track & field athlete, in 2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon * Virginia Wales Johnson (1849–1916), American novelist * Virginia Johnson (dancer) Virginia Johnson (born 1950) is an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and journalist. She currently serves as the artistic director of Dance Theatre of Harlem and is a founding member and former principal dancer of the company. From 2000 to 2 ...
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Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond; Virginia Beach is the most-populous city, and Fairfax County is the most-populous political subdivision. The Commonwealth's population was over 8.65million, with 36% of them living in the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. The area's history begins with several indigenous groups, including the Powhatan. In 1607, the London Company established the Colony of Virginia as the first permanent English colony in the New World. Virginia's state nickname, the Old Dominion, is a reference to this status. Slave labor and land acquired from displaced native tribes fueled the growing pla ...
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Virginia Johnson (athlete)
Virginia "Gi-Gi" Miller-Johnson (born January 12, 1979, in Huntsville, Alabama) is a world-class heptathlete and former US champion. Collegiate career Competing for the Arkansas Lady Razorbacks in 2000 and 2001, Miller set school records in the 100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200-meters, 800-meters, long jump and heptathlon. In her first season, Miller finished 2nd in the heptathlon at the 2000 NCAA Outdoor Championships. During her second college season, Miller won the triple jump at the 2001 NCAA Indoor Championships That same year, she won the heptathlon at the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships. Professional career Following her college season, Miller finished 3rd in the heptathlon at the 2001 USA Outdoor Championships. She finished 2nd in 2005 and won the title at the 2006 event. In her efforts to make the US Olympic team, she finished 6th in 2004 and 4th in 2008, missing the team by ten points. Miller-Johnson currently lives and trains in State ...
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Virginia Wales Johnson
Virginia Wales Johnson (28 December 1849, in Brooklyn, New York – 16 January 1916) was a United States novelist. Her parents were from Boston, and she was home schooled. After 1875 she lived in Florence, Italy. Works Her early publications were mainly for young people. She later wrote fiction for adults. Her works include: * ''Kettle Club Series'' (1870) * ''Travels of an American Owl'' (1870) * ''Joseph the Jew'' (1873) * ''A Sack of Gold'' (1874) * ''The Catskill Fairies'' (1875) * ''The Calderwood Secret'' (1875) * ''A Foreign Marriage'' (1880) * ''The Neptune Vase'' (1881) — "her finest work" — 1920 '' Encyclopedia Americana'' * ''The Famalls of Tipton'' (1885) * ''Tulip's Place'' (1886) * ''Miss Nancy's Pilgrimage'' (1887) * ''The House of the Musician'' (1887) * ''Lake Como: a World's Shrine'', on Como, Italy Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label= Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the ad ...
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