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Margaret A. Farrow

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Margaret A. Farrow, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Resource Description

Wisconsin Historical Society Newspaper Collection

Discover Our Collection of Over 300 Years of U.S. Newspapers
Newspaper Resources at the Wisconsin Historical Society.
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Steven Craig Gunderson

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Steve Gunderson, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Historical Essay

Shirts worn by Kenneth Scott and Brian Bigler at their Holy Union ceremony

This was one of the earliest known gay union ceremonies in Madison.
Shirts worn by Kenneth Scott and Brian Bigler at their Holy Union ceremony, July 22, 1995
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Lutie Eugenia Stearns

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Lutie Eugenia Stearns, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
General Information

Crossing the Line: The Milwaukee Fair Housing Marches of 1967-1968

A Traveling Display
Crossing the Line examines the practices and prejudices that led to segregation in Milwaukee and chronicles the fair housing movement.
Historical Essay

Camille Guerin-Gonzales, 1945 - 2015

Directed the UW–Madison’s Chicana and Latina Studies Program, was devoted to justice for working people.
General Information

"We Stand on Their Shoulders": A History of Wisconsin Women and Voting

A Traveling Display
"We Stand on Their Shoulders" explores moments when women in Wisconsin gained political rights and highlights key leaders.
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T-shirt celebrating Wisconsin’s pioneering Lesbian & Gay Rights legislation

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Bonnie Augusta wore this shirt to the 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights
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Marin Webster Denning

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers and Storytellers
Marin Webster Denning, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers and Storytellers
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Billy Schultz

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Billy Schultz, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
General Information

Risking Everything: A Freedom Summer Exhibit for Students

A Traveling Display
Risking Everything tells the story the 1964 Freedom Summer project, when activists went to Mississippi to challenge segregation.
Historical Essay

Rainbow flag carried by a protestor at a lecture by Ralph Reed

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
This particular flag was carried by a protester at a lecture by Ralph Reed, held on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus on February 17, 1998.
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Judy Greenspan

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Judy Greenspan, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Article

Jim Draeger

Speakers Bureau
Jim Draeger is a WHS Press author and member of the Wisconsin Historical Society Speakers Bureau.
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Marjorie Engelman

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Marjorie Engelman, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Feature Story

Benjamin Butts

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Benjamin Butts, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
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Lou Sullivan

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Lou Sullivan, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
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Ada Deer

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Ada Deer, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Historical Essay

The Soldiers of the Red Arrow Division - Image Gallery Essay

Learn about the exploits of the U.S. Army National Guard's Red Arrow Division during World War II.

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