Governor and Progressive |
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Discover how Robert "Fighting Bob" La Follette and the Progressive Movement reformed state government and the Republican Party. |
Pioneer Fur Trader |
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Brief biography of pioneer fur trader Michael Cadotte. |
Explorer and Trader |
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Biography of Daniel Greysolon Sieur Duluth who helped protect the Wisconsin area against raids of the Iroquois. |
Brief bio of Richard Theodore Ely, professor, economist, social reformer and author who played a votal role in shaping the "Wisconsin Idea." |
Fur Trader and Murderer |
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Biography of pioneer fur trader John Baptiste Dubay. |
Businessman and Historical Society President |
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Biography of Wisconsin businessman and president of the Wisconsin Historical Society David Clark Everest. |
Poet and Temperance Advocate |
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Biography of Wisconsin poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox. |
Wisconsin's first Methodist Missionary |
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Biography of Methodist clergyman, lawyer, politician and author Alfred Brunson |
Trader, Scout and Interpreter |
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Biography of biracial Indian and European trader, scout and interpreter Pierre Paquette. |
Lumberman, Resort Operator and Humorist |
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Biography of Eugene Shepard, whose "Hodag" monster hoax made Oneida County a tourist attraction. |
Presbyterian Missionary |
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Biography of Presbyterian clergyman Cutting Marsh, who worked as a missionary with the Stockbridge Indians. |
Leader and warrior of the Sauk Indians |
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Biography of Black Hawk |
Catholic Priest, Missionary, Architect and Scientist |
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Biography of Catholic priest, missionary, architect and science teacher Samuel C. Mazzuchelli. |
Chief of the Menominee Indians |
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Biography of Menominee Indian chief Oshkosh. |
Suffragist, Social Worker and Reformer |
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Biography of suffragist, social worker and reformer Ada Lois James. |
Professor, Geologist and University President |
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Biography of Charles Richard Van Hise, professor, geologist and president of the University of Wisconsin. |
Fur Trader |
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Biography of pioneer fur trader Jacques Vieau. |
Interpreter |
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Biography of interpreter Benjamin Green Armstrong who helped reverse the Indian removal order of 1849. |
Land Speculator and Politician |
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Brief biography of surveyor, land speculator, railroad promoter and politician Byron Kilbourn, twice elected mayor of Milwaukee. |
Suffragist and Lecturer |
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Biography of Jessie Annette Jack Hooper, prominent suffragist in Wisconsin civic reform groups and women's organizations. |
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