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| Voices of Wisconsin Latina activists engaged in their communities |
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| Oral history interviews of Latinas in Wisconsin engaged in their communities to positively impact society |
| View the collection of images of Wisconsin women in a variety of activities: farm work, canning, suffragism, photography, war work and civil rights. |
| 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) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Women's coveralls worn by Teresa Kuykendall while working in a factory in Beloit, Wisconsin during World War II. (Museum object #2007.92.1) |
| How the Women of Wisconsin Helped Win the War |
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| Discover how women on the Wisconsin home front helped win the Civil War. |
| A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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| Read a letter from an anonymous writer in the 5th Wisconsin Infantry that applauds the positive impact of women in the army. |
| Explore 25,000 pages of original documents about Wisconsin in the Civil War, including soldiers' letters, photos and battle summaries. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Early woman's "Kewtie" brand razor purchased in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1940s. (Museum object #1976.392.43) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| 'Forward' statue by Wisconsin artist Jean Pond Miner, 1893. (Museum object #1998.1.1) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Land of the Freed-up Woman American flag banner made from bras, 1971. (Museum object #2000.79.1) |
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| Victorian scrapbook fan made by Julia Morris of Madison, decorated with suggestions about courtship, love and marriage, 1895-1899. (Museum object #1955.480 |
| View photographs taken by Dr. Joseph Smith in the early 20th century in and around Marathon County, Wisconsin. |
| View these images of cranberry harvesting in Wisconsin. |
| Carrie Chapman Catt: A Life of Service |
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| View Carrie Chapman Catt's glass lantern slides from her travels as an activist for women's rights and world peace. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Shotz Brewery smock used in Laverne and Shirley television series, 1976-1980. (Museum object #2006.38.1) |
| Snapshots of Daily Life |
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| Study this collection of family photos and see a natural, simple view of everyday life in early 20th-century Randolph, Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Desk used by Milwaukee Alder Vel Phillips, made by the Northwestern Furniture Company for Milwaukee City Hall, 1895. (Museum object #2007.16.1) |
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