Notable NC Women Crossword

Former U.S. Senator and former Secretary of Transportation; wife to former Republican Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (Salisbury)
Wife of President James Madison (Guilford County)
American actress and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew attention with her performance in The Killers.
Lawyer, journalist, writer, television personality, She is most well known from The View
Actress best known for the role of Sylvia Costas Sipowicz in the ABC drama series NYPD Blue. (Charlotte Raleigh)
She rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the reality television series American Idol in 2004. (High Point)
Gospel music singer, songwriter and recording artist whose career has spanned over six decades.
Country singer-songwriter, who is best known for "The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA" and "Funny Face,"
Anchor & reporter for Fox News; co-host of Fox & Friends (Charlotte)
Poet, historian, author, actress, playwright, producer, director, and professor at Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem)
Former soccer player for UNC-Chapel Hill, two-time Olympic gold medalist
Former basketball player for UNC-Chapel Hill and Olympic runner, winner of three gold medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics (Chapel Hill)
Former collegiate basketball player and current assistant coach for the University of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team.
Oscar winner soap staractress and military brat born in Fayetteville, who is not less.
Youngest City Council Member in town
SingerPianistActivists from Tryon, NC sings the blues
First only woman to have served as mayor of Fayetteville, 1975-1981
Grammy winning songstress kills us all softly with her amazing music that got its soulful roots from the Blue Ridge Mountains