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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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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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Margaret A. Farrow

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Margaret A. Farrow, 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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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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Marjorie Engelman

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Marjorie Engelman, 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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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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Lucía Nuñez

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Lucía Nuñez, 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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Kaia Stueck

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Kaia Stueck, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers and Storytellers
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BIG History Is Happening

While at home enjoy these resources to keep engaged and involved
A BIG moment in history is happening right now. We know how much you love history and we are going to bring history straight to you!
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175 Campaign

Celebrating 175 years of the Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers with the Wisconsin Historical Society
Celebrating 175 years of the Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers with the Wisconsin Historical Society
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Markers, Monuments, and Meaning

A Webinar Series
Learn about the role of monumental art in Wisconsin and the nation and investigate the current controversy over historical monuments and markers.

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