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| This Milwaukee born woman successfully advocated for progressive reforms in the educational system and was influential in the Milwaukee socialist movement. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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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 |
| First Woman Notary Public |
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| Discover the story of Wisconsin's first woman notary public Louise Williams who provided legal counsel for southern Wisconsin after the Civil War. |
| This woman was the wife of "Fighting Bob" La Follette. Read about her influence in politics, specifically in the woman's suffrage and pacifist's movements. |
| A Good Mother, a Good Friend and a Good Woman |
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| Discover Juliet Severance, the free-thinking Whitewater physician who was involved with the anti-slavery movement, temperance and women's rights. |
| Temperance, Abolition and Utopian Communities |
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| Discovery how early Americans founded the abolition and temperance movements to help increase morality |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Tea gown inspired by the "Aesthetic" Movement of the late nineteenth century, worn by Annie Cronk of Oregon, Wisconsin, c. 1881. (Museum object #1952.128) |
| Suffragist, Social Worker and Reformer |
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| Biography of suffragist, social worker and reformer Ada Lois James. |
| During the Progressive Era, this Milwaukeean helped Jewish immigrants assimilate into American society while maintaining their ethnic heritage. |
| Supplemental materials for the 4th-grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State Our Story' |
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| Chapter 11 supplemental materials for the 4th grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State, Our Story' |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Automobile baby bottle warmer lined with asbestos, made by the Hankscraft Company, Reedsburg, Wisconsin, c. 1955. (Museum object #1979.316.21) |
| How a Senator From Wisconsin Created the Red Scare |
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| Discover how a senator from Wisconsin named Joseph McCarthy created the climate of fear known as the "Red Scare." |
| The History of the Movement |
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| Discover how Robert "Fighting Bob" La Follette, the Wisconsin Republican Party and the Progressive Movement reformed state and national government. |
| Use these materials to teach Wisconsin history in your classroom |
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| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Fancy dance back bustle made of dyed turkey feathers, Neopit, Wisconsin on the Menominee Reservation, c. 1982. (Museum object # 1982.48.8) |
| Wisconsin and the Civil War |
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| Use the writing of Marcus "Brick" Pomeroy to examine different opinions on the Civil War |
| Conflict on the Homefront: Wisconsin During World War I |
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| Learn more about the pre-WWI peace movement by having students take a closer look at Julia Grace Wales |
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