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| Biography of lawyer and U.S. Senator Matthew Hale Carpenter. |
| The richest resource about Sen. William Proxmire's life and times. Unpublished papers fill over 200 boxes, more than 7,500 pages are available online. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Ceremonial container made from a gourd, presented to Wisconsin Governor William R. Taylor, 1874. (Museum object #1993.53) |
| A Dishonest Democrat and a Radical Republican |
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| Learn about the election that was so close that Wisconsin briefly had two governors until one was exposed for tampering with ballots. |
| Creating the Wisconsin Territory |
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| Discover the story of Wisconsin's first elections and how the state was divided into its present-day areas. |
| Too Progressive for Wisconsin |
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| Discover why Wisconsin's 1846 was re-written and passed in 1848 |
| Brief biography of newspaperman and eventual Governor (1891-1895) |
| Two Lawyers Spur Abolitionist Reform and Universal Voting Rights |
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| Learn how Byron Paine and Halbert E. Paine used the power of law for radical abolitionist reform in mid-19th century Wisconsin. |
| Community: | Milwaukee |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| Historic Name: | Milwaukee Normal School / Girl's Trade & Tech. High School |
| Reference Number: | 17093 |
| The Rise and Fall of Isaac Walker |
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| Discover the story of Isaac P. Walker, the first Wisconsin presidential contender in 1850. |
| View images produced by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, while they were challenging a white, supremacist delegation. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Red velveteen vest worn by Wisconsin Governor Lee Sherman Dreyfus, c. 1975. (Museum object #1982.450.15) |
| Wisconsin Rushes to Be First—the full story! |
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| The story of Women's Suffrage in Wisconsin and the artifacts and documents important to the Suffrage Movement! |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Military draft raffle drum used to select draftee names in Milwaukee, Wisconsin during the Civil War, 1863-1864. (Museum object #1966.174) |
| An excerpt from the R. Richard Wagner book, published by the Wisconsin Historical Society press |
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| An excerpt from the R. Richard Wagner book "We've Been Here All Along: Early Gay History in Wisconsin" published by the Wisconsin Historical Society press |
| Read an overview of this pivotal event in the nation's civil rights era |
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