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Newspaper Article/Clipping

Acquaints club women with city

Date: 1933-10-17
County: Marathon
City: Wausau
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Women in Wisconsin Pageant is presented

Date: 1934-02-22
County: Milwaukee
City: Wauwatosa
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Women only on national roll of honor

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

Club women vote to modernize name of their organization

Date: 1935-04-30
County: Marathon
City: Wausau
Historical Essay

Wisconsin Women - About the Image Gallery

View the collection of images of Wisconsin women in a variety of activities: farm work, canning, suffragism, photography, war work and civil rights.
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

Progressivism and the Wisconsin Idea

The History of the Movement
Discover how Robert "Fighting Bob" La Follette, the Wisconsin Republican Party and the Progressive Movement reformed state and national government.

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