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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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Marjorie Engelman

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Marjorie Engelman, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
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Helen Farnsworth Mears

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Helen Farnsworth Mears, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
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Lutie Eugenia Stearns

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Lutie Eugenia Stearns, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
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Debra Amesqua

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Debra Amesqua, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
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Laurel Clark

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Laurel Clark, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
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Lou Ringling

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers and Storytellers
Lou Ringling | Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers and Storytellers
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Liz Fentress

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers and Storytellers
Elizabeth Fentress | 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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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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Pleasant Rowland Frautschi Receives 2009 'Jane Bradley Pettit Award for Distinction in Philanthropy'

Wisconsin History Maker Award
Learn about the creator of The American Girls Collection and her significant philanthropic contributions to the arts, education, historic preservation.

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