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| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Votomatic punch card voting device used in Walworth County, Wisconsin, until 2000. (Museum object #2006.24.1) |
| Black Voting Rights Activist |
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| Biography of Ezekiel Gillespie who was active in Milwaukee's small Black community, especially on voting rights issues. |
| Lawyer and Railroad Executive |
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| Discover the history of Edwin Hale Abbot |
| A brief history of the Barstow-Bashford Affair of 1856. |
| Term: Sheryl K. Albers (1954) in the Dictionary of Wisconsin History |
| 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. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Parade tunic worn by Wisconsin suffrage supporter during Republican National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, 1916. (Museum object #1956.1450) |
| Brief history of the Civil Rights Movement in Wisconsin. |
| Introduce students to Freedom Summer with this overview of key events. Each slide contains images of original documents and notes to help guide discussion |
| Politician and former Police Officer |
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| Discover the history of Leon D. Young |
| Term: Lynn S. Adelman (1939-) in the Dictionary of Wisconsin History |
| Term: John H. Ainsworth 1940 in the Dictionary of Wisconsin History |
| Learn about America's presidential elections since 1856 and discover how Wisconsin voted. |
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