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After graduation, Warfield spent the war years (1941-1947) employed by the Office of War
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Richmond. Throughout her career, she received many honors and awards, including recognition in 1990, from the Virginia Association of Community Service Boards for her volunteer work; from the National Council of Community Mental Health Centers and from the Alexandria Commission on
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twice in the 1960s and was on the board of the
Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers. She volunteered for organizations providing assistance to people with developmental disabilities and addiction problems. She was on the board of the
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Marshall Warfield. Her father was a prominent physician and president of the Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association. Her mother was a clubwoman and voice teacher. Her maternal grandmother was
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Women. In 1998, she was recognized by the
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most known for her political and civil rights activism. She produced
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Valkenburgh died from heart failure on December 24, 2002, at her home in Alexandria. She was formally honored in 2003 by the
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844:"Tell Engagement of Miss Warfield, Mr. Van Valkenburgh"
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266:Citations
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