Women's History Month
Celebrating Big Moments: Women’s History in Wisconsin
The Society is celebrating BIG moments in Wisconsin history, including the significant impact that women have had on the history of the state. Learn about this impact through the articles, artifacts, and other important items below that help tell the story of women in Wisconsin.
Iconic Wisconsin Women
Wisconsin women have made many contributions to state and national history, yet our textbooks often reduce women's history to the campaign for suffrage at the expense of everything else. While the right to vote was indeed an important victory for women, it's just one of many issues that women have sought to change. Wisconsin women of many races, classes and ethnic groups left their mark on our history.
This article explores the stories of 12 Wisconsin women overlooked by history. We hope it inspires you to take a deeper dive into the lives of the amazing women who shaped, and continue to shape, our state.
Learn MoreExplore More Women's History
Learn more about women’s history in Wisconsin and beyond through the historical essays below.
Women’s History in Wisconsin
The Women’s Suffrage Movement
Women’s Hidden Work in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Women in the Civil War
More Historical Essays
A League of their Own | Ho-poe-kaw | Caroline Quarlls | Helen Farnsworth Mears | Lorine Niedecker | Laura Ingalls Wilder | Kate Pelham Newcomb | Zona Gale | Mildred Fish-Harnack | Georgia O'Keeffe | Dickey Chapelle | Ruth De Young Kohler | Golda Mier | Beth Heiden | Ada Deer | Ardie Clark-Halyard | Francis Willard | Mathilde Anneke | Louise Williams | Aunt Mary AnnFascinating Items from the Society's Historical Collections
The Society has over 20,000 items related to women’s history available to explore in our online collection, and this collection is always growing. Explore some of these amazing items and the stories behind them below.
Engelman's Bra Flag
Rosie the Riveter Coveralls
Ho-Chunk Beaded Shoes
Compelling Images from the Society's Historical Collections
Women & War
Suffrage
Women at Work
Wisconsin Women
More Historical Images
Women in Politics | Women's Suffrage Map | Anti-Women's Suffrage Poster | Votes for Women buttons | ActressesCelebrate Women's History with us at these events
“We Stand on their Shoulders” exhibit
Feb 2020 - Jan 2021 | During Museum Open Hours
Wisconsin Historical Museum
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Celebrate the passage of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote, and discover how strong leaders and passionate groups gained long-overdue rights for women.
League of Women Voters Tea
Apr. 18 | 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Villa Louis
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Enjoy an afternoon tea, women’s history, and fashion as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote!
Remarkable Women of Lake Geneva
May 10 | 12:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Black Point Estate
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Celebrate the remarkable women of Geneva Lake while taking a voyage with the Lake Geneva Cruise Line to Black Point Estate.
More Historical Events
The Women’s Hour Has Struck | The Making of Pioneer Women | So We Won The Vote | The Great Battle for Wisconsin SuffrageSupport the Preservation of Women's History
Make a BIG impact by supporting the Society's efforts to continue to collect, preserve, and share stories about women's history, and all Wisconsin history.
Explore Wisconsin's History
You can find out more about our history in these pages focusing on other monthly celebrations!
Black History
Women's History
History Is Happening
