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Newspaper Article/Clipping

Women employees in the state capitol

Date: 1900-04-01
County: Dane
City: Madison
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Noted woman lawyer dead

Date: 1925-06-23
County: Fond Du Lac
City: Fond du Lac
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Possess rare ability as a business woman

Date: 1925-06-23
County: Fond Du Lac
City: Fond du Lac
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Women only on national roll of honor

Date: 1930-04-13
County: Milwaukee
City: Milwaukee
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Wisconsin women pioneers in work for equal suffrage

Date: 1920-11-28
County: Dane
City: Madison
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Admission to bar of first woman attorney raised question never settled

Date: 1924-09-14
County: Dane
City: Madison
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Mrs. Kate Pier was first woman to cast vote in Fond du Lac co

Date: 1925-06-25
County: Fond Du Lac
City: Fond du Lac
Historical Essay

Berger, Meta Schlichting (1873-1944)

This Milwaukee born woman successfully advocated for progressive reforms in the educational system and was influential in the Milwaukee socialist movement.
Historical Essay

James, Ada Lois (1876-1952)

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

La Follette, Belle Case (1859-1931)

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.
Historical Essay

The Progressive Era: 1895-1925

A Short History of Wisconsin

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