Businessman and Historical Society President |
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Biography of Wisconsin businessman and president of the Wisconsin Historical Society David Clark Everest. |
Suffragist, Social Worker and Reformer |
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Biography of suffragist, social worker and reformer Ada Lois James. |
Industrialist and Businessman |
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Biography of Milwaukee industrialist and businessman Louis Allis. |
Zoologist, Professor and University President |
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Biography of zoologist and professor Edward Asahel Birge who was president of the University of Wisconsin from 1918 to 1925. |
United States Supreme Court Justice |
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Biography of William H. Rehnquist, who was born in Milwaukee and went on to serve as an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. |
Civil Rights Advocate and Legislator |
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Biography of Lloyd A. Barbee, Milwaukee civil rights advocate and legislator. |
Fort Atkinson Poet |
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Biography of Lorine Niedecker, a poet raised in Fort Atkinson. |
Novelist, Biographer, Scholar and Teacher |
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Biography of novelist, biographer, scholar and teacher Mark Schorer. |
Adventurer, Explorer and Real Life Indiana Jones |
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Biography of Roy Chapman Andrews Jones, noted adventurer, explorer and possible model for the character of Indiana Jones. |
Legendary Artist |
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Biography of artist Georgia O'Keeffe. |
Author and Publisher |
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Biography of author and publisher August Derleth, 1909-1971. |
Pitcher |
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Learn about Warren Spahn, who pitched for the Milwaukee Braves from 1953 to 1964. |
Conservationist, Preservationist and Writer |
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Discover the history of conservationist, preservationist and writer Walter E. Scott. |
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