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| Symbol of Milwaukee Socialism |
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| Learn about the man who was the symbol of Milwaukee Socialism. Read about his involvement in the newspaper business, politics, and his anti-war stance. |
| Israel's First Female Prime Minister |
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| Learn about the life of Israel's first female prime minster, her role in the Zionist movement, and her early years living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
| Suffragist and Lecturer |
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| Biography of Jessie Annette Jack Hooper, prominent suffragist in Wisconsin civic reform groups and women's organizations. |
| This Milwaukeean's prolific life in the entertainment business helped transform the Wisconsin Dells into the major tourist destination it is today. |
| Author and Editor |
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| Biography of author and editor Ray Stannard Baker, also known as David Grayson. |
| This Milwaukee born woman successfully advocated for progressive reforms in the educational system and was influential in the Milwaukee socialist movement. |
| Zoologist, Professor and University President |
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| Biography of zoologist and professor Edward Asahel Birge who was president of the University of Wisconsin from 1918 to 1925. |
| Poet and Temperance Advocate |
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| Biography of Wisconsin poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox. |
| This woman was the wife of "Fighting Bob" La Follette. Read about her influence in politics, specifically in the woman's suffrage and pacifist's movements. |
| Governor |
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| Discover the history of Wisconsin's 22nd governor Francis Edward McGovern |
| Fort Atkinson Poet |
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| Biography of Lorine Niedecker, a poet raised in Fort Atkinson. |
| Novelist, Biographer, Scholar and Teacher |
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| Biography of novelist, biographer, scholar and teacher Mark Schorer. |
| Last Socialist to Run a Major American City |
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| Learn about Milwaukee's third and last Socialist mayor. Read about the many improvements made to the city of Milwaukee under his leadership. |
| Read about this Wisconsonite, whose leadership in the Women's Suffrage Movement helped Wisconsin become the first state to ratify the 19th Amendment. |
| Read this informative article about the life of the Wisconsin born author, most famous for the children's book series Little House on the Prairie. |
| Industrial Designer |
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| Learn more about this Milwaukeean whose life's work greatly influenced the field of industrial design and the art of salesmanship. |
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