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Feature Story

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.
Historical Essay

James, Ada Lois (1876-1952)

Suffragist, Social Worker and Reformer
Biography of suffragist, social worker and reformer Ada Lois James.
Feature Story

Marjorie Engelman

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Marjorie Engelman, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Classroom Material

Teacher Materials for the 1964 Freedom Summer Project

Sourcebook, PowerPoint Presentation, Video
Help students learn about the civil rights era with resources designed for teaching about Freedom Summer. Access original source documents, images, video
Historical Essay

Morality in America

Temperance, Abolition and Utopian Communities
Discovery how early Americans founded the abolition and temperance movements to help increase morality
Historical Essay

The Progressive Era: 1895-1925

A Short History of Wisconsin
Historical Essay

What Was the 1964 Freedom Summer Project?

Read an overview of this pivotal event in the nation's civil rights era
General Information

Timeline for the 1964 Freedom Summer Project

Follow the progression of key events before, during and after Freedom Summer. Contains links to original documents
General Information

Key Documents from the 1964 Freedom Summer Project

Brief descriptions and links to original documents created by CORE, SNCC, COFO, local residents, volunteers and opponents. Organized by topic

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