The Naughty City |
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Discover Eau Claire's naughty past as a hub of prostitution for the lumbermen looking to support the world's oldest profession. |
A Good Mother, a Good Friend and a Good Woman |
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Discover Juliet Severance, the free-thinking Whitewater physician who was involved with the anti-slavery movement, temperance and women's rights. |
The Brief Stay of Rutherford B. Hayes |
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Discover the visits US presidents have paid to Wisconsin |
Madison's Oldest Resident |
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Born into slavery, Hettie Pierce lived 115 years and was able to fully experience both life before and after emancipation. |
The Midwestern Heritage of One of the 20th Century's Greatest Poetic Innovators |
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Discover literary giant Ezra Pound's connection to the frontier wilds of Wisconsin. |
The Story of Lost Bird |
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Discover this harrowing story that brings together a feminist pioneer and the infant her husband found in the aftermath of Wounded Knee. |
A History of Disease in Wisconsin |
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Read this informative collection of all the outbreaks and epidemics in Wisconsin's history. |
First Woman Notary Public |
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Discover the story of Wisconsin's first woman notary public Louise Williams who provided legal counsel for southern Wisconsin after the Civil War. |
The Conflict of Modern and Traditional Medicine |
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Discover the history of smallpox in Wisconsin and the public's reaction against hospitalization |
A Real-life Adventurer From the Dairy State |
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Was Beloit's Roy Chapman Andrews the real life model for Indiana Jones? |
An Insubordinate General Educates his Superiors |
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Discover how Milwaukee's General William Mitchell was charged for insubordination when he warned the U.S. military of an impending new threat. |
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