Career
Born in Richmond, Virginia, Valentine actively campaigned for not only women"s rights, but also for higher public health standards and a better public education system. After women were given the right to vote, through the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, the organization was renamed the Virginia League of Women Voters. She also cofounded the Richmond Education Association.
Ironically, while she fought for women"s voting rights, Valentine herself was never able to cast a ballot.
She was too ill to go to the polls in 1920, and died without ever exercising her right to vote.