A Woman of Distinction

Born in 1865, Sarah Cobb Johnson found herself the descendent of a powerful Southern family. Out of the ashes of Atlanta her family triumphed over loss and she grew up with the conviction she could accomplish anything she chose. That spirit led her to Vienna with her young physician husband, and sustained her through his premature death. A second marriage brought her to a wild, railroad town in the mountains of Virginia where she led a social reform movement that changed community life for generations to come.