2025 Madison Contest Results

Junior

Junior Group Documentary

Women’s Rights: Before and After the Islamic Revolution- Scarlett, Angelina and Zoe

Title IX: Rights and Responsibilities for Women in Education

and Sports- Sara and Maddison

Junior Individual Documentary          

Ambedkar Fight for Dalit Rights- Araina

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Tragedy of 1911: A Struggle for Rights in American Womens' Labor History- Eliana

From Tragedy to Transformation: The Nirbhaya Case and India's Awakening to Women's Rights- Maitreyee

Alternate: The Jonestown Massacre: The Rights and Responsibilities Around Cults- Jocelyn

Junior Group Exhibit

Unseen: Hiding from the Holocaust- Lydia and Benjamin

"Kill the Indian, Save the man" The History and Impact of Indigenous Boarding Schools- Olivia and Lena

Mendez v. Westminster: The Right to an Equal Education- Luna and Ashly

Alternate: Roe vs. Wade: The Right to Privacy- Renee and Karli

Junior Individual Exhibit

Never Forge National Parks, “America’s Best Idea”? European vs. Native American: Land Rights and Responsibilities- Evelyn

The Green River Killer: DNA Evidence and the Rights of the Convicted- Brianna

Service Dogs- Caroline

Alternate: The Grand Mosque of Paris: Assisted or Abandoned?-Simra

Junior Papers

The Journey for Justice in South Africa Amidst Apartheid’s Racial Discrimination and Subjugation - Aariz

Elizabeth Jennings v. Third Avenue Railroad Company: The Court Case That Changed Public Transportation In New York For The Better- Clara

Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar and the Battle for the Rights of Indians Oppressed by the Hindu Caste System- Anirban

Alternate: From Scientist to Activist: The Life of Dr. Goodall- Juliet

Junior Group Performance

Alexander Hamilton: Responsibilities of Government vs. Individual Rights- Holden and Laneah

The Black Dahlia: The Rights of Murder Victims in Early Hollywood – Lydia and Bayleigh

Gertrude Ederle: The Right to Swim the English Channel- Ella, Audrey and Leena

Alternate: Robert J. Oppenheimer: Scientific Achievement vs. Human Rights- Lexi S., Lexi B. and Emily

Junior Group Website

The Black Panther Party: A Revolutionary Group for Self-Defense- Jack and Arunava

The Immigration Act of 1924: The Law that Kept Out the World- Katherine and Adora

Project MKUltra- Philo and Thomas

Alternate: The Chicago Black Sox Scandal: Rights and Responsibility in Baseball- Nolan and Jack

Junior Individual Website

Harvey Milk Fighting For The Rights of The LGBTQ+ Community- Skyler

Salem Witch Trials: Judicial Rights and Responsibilities in Colonial Massachusetts-Kora

The Signal Corps Female Telephone Operators Unit- Ellen

Alternate: The Antarctic Treaty-Conrad

Senior

Senior Group Documentary

The Transition and Introduction of Talking Films in Hollywood- Iris, Lily and Al

Women's Military Rights in WWII: the Governments Responsibility for Them- Ande and Chloe

Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee — How Muhammad Ali Punched Through Social Injustice.- Maddox, Rocco and Atharva

Senior Individual Documentary

The Chinese Civil War- Meghan

The Hollywood Blacklist: The Perils of Enforcing Collective Responsibility on Artists' Rights- Dhyana

Nuclear Testing on Bikini Atoll- Mufan

Alternate: Martin Luther: Spiritual Freedom and Moral Responsibility- Benjamin

Senior Group Exhibits

Ethical Questions: New Rights and Responsibilities of U.S after WWII- Andrew and Gloria

Redlining Near Home- Deanna and Rowan

Senior Individual Exhibits

Geneva Conventions Additional Protocols - Larkin

Senior Papers

Birute Galdikas: Exploring Rights and Facing Responsibilities- Liza

The Our Lady of the Angels School Fire- Molly

Labor Rights and the Responsibility of Government: The Passage of the Workmen's Compensation Law in Wisconsin- Abigail

Alternate: The Rights and Responsibilities of the U.S. in the Dropping of the Nuclear Bombs on Japan- Joe

Senior Individual Website

From Booker T to MLK Jr: Activist Responsibilities and Educational Rights- Eve

Special Award

Wisconsin Labor History Award

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Tragedy of 1911: A Struggle for Rights in American Womens' Labor History- Eliana (Junior Individual Documentary)

Labor Rights and the Responsibility of Government: The Passage of the Workmen's Compensation Law in Wisconsin- Abigail (Senior Paper)