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Margaret A. Farrow

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Margaret A. Farrow, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
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Lavinia Goodell

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Lavinia Goodell, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
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Ada Deer Receives 2007 'Robert and Belle Case La Follette Award for Distinction in Public Service'

Wisconsin History Maker Award
Nationally recognized social worker, community organizer, who led the successful campaign to restore federal recognition of the Menominee Tribe.
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Vel Phillips Receives 2006 'Robert and Belle Case La Follette Award for Distinction in Public Service'

Wisconsin History Maker Award
Read about the woman from Milwaukee's South Side who became Wisconsin's first African American secretary of state.
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Mai Zong Vue

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers and Storytellers
Mai Zong Vue, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers and Storytellers
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2019 Capitol Ornament

2019 Capitol Ornament is Now Available!
The 2019 Wisconsin State Capitol ornament, presented by the Wisconsin Historical Foundation, is now available!
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Teresa Kuykendall

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Teresa Kuykendall, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
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Marjorie Engelman

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Marjorie Engelman, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
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2023 Book of Merit Award Winners Announced

Mary Elise Antoine and Beatrice McKenzie have received 2023 Book of Merit Awards.
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Women's Suffrage | BIG History

Join us in the celebration of Woman Suffrage in Wisconsin!
On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment went into effect and citizens of the United States could no longer be denied the right to vote on the basis of sex.
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Debra Amesqua

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Debra Amesqua, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
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12 Wisconsin Women Overlooked by History

Explore the stories of women overlooked by history. We hope it inspires you to take a deeper dive into the lives of the women who shaped our state.
Explore the stories of women overlooked by history. We hope it inspires you to take a deeper dive into the lives of the women who shaped our state.
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Button from Tammy Baldwin’s first campaign for Wisconsin State Assembly

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
This button was made for Tammy Baldwin’s first campaign for Wisconsin State Assembly in 1992.
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Liz Fentress

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers and Storytellers
Elizabeth Fentress | Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers and Storytellers
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Lucía Nuñez

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Lucía Nuñez, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
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Mathilde Anneke

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Mathilde Anneke; Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
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Ralph Kerwineo

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Ralph Kerwineo, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
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Miriam Frink & Charlotte Partridge

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Miriam Frink & Charlotte Partridge, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
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Maria Luisa Morales

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Maria Luisa Morales, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
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We've Been Here All Along: Early Gay History in Wisconsin

An excerpt from the R. Richard Wagner book, published by the Wisconsin Historical Society press
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

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