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Historical Essay

Brown, Olympia 1835-1926

Suffragist and Minister
Biography of suffragist and Universalist minister Olympia Brown, the first female minister in America.
Historical Essay

Ryan, Edward George 1810-1880

Lawyer, Politician and Judge
Biography of lawyer, politician and judge Edward George Ryan.
Historical Essay

Case, Jerome Increase (1819-1891)

Agricultural Innovator
Biography of Racine-based Jerome Increase Case, one of the leaders in the agricultural revolution.
Historical Essay

Strang, James Jesse 1813-1856

Religious Leader, Politician and Self-proclaimed Monarch
Biography of James Jesse Strang, American religious leader, politician and self-proclaimed monarch of a faction of the Latter Day Saint movement.
Historical Essay

Glover, Joshua

Runaway Slave
Biography of Joshua Glover, a former slave from St. Louis, Missouri who sought asylum in Racine, Wisconsin in 1852.

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