Virginia Donaghe McClurg

Mary Virginia Donaghe McClurg (1857 – April 29, 1931) was Regent-General of National Colorado Cliff Dwellings Association, one of the first white women to view the prehistoric cliff dwellings near Mesa Verde. The Mesa Verde National Park has been called the "Women's Park" because its creation was due almost solely to the work of two women, Virginia Donaghe McClurg and Lucy Peabody.

She was the author of "Picturesque Colorado" (1886), "Picturesque Utah" (1888), "Seven Sonnets of Sculpture", "Colorado favorites" (1882), "A Colorado wreath" (1899), and more. She wrote an History of El Paso County.

She died on April 29, 1931, in Stonington, Connecticut, and is buried at Wequetequock Burial Ground, Stonington, Connecticut.