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| Brief biography of newspaperman and eventual Governor (1891-1895) |
| Newspaperman, Politician and Inventor |
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| Biography of newspaperman, a politician and typewriter inventor Christopher Latham Sholes. |
| Temperance Lecturer, Abolitionist and Newspaper Editor |
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| Biography of temperance lecturer, abolitionist and newspaper editor Sherman Miller Booth. |
| Brief biography of Reuben Gold Thwaites |
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| Brief biography of Reuben Gold Thwaites managing editor of the WI State Journal and historian who was "the best known non-political man in Wisconsin." |
| Teacher, Newspaperman and Politician |
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| Biography of teacher, newspaperman and politician Albert Gallatin Ellis. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Newspaper Editor |
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| Brief biography of Gen. Rufus King, a leader of the famous Iron Brigade and influential newspaper editor. |
| Newspaperman and Author |
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| Learn more about this Wisconsin newspaperman. This article contains links to newspaper clippings and a related article. |
| Milwaukee's First Photojournalist |
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| Read about the life and career of photojournalist John Robert Taylor, who captured the spirit of Milwaukee through photographs in the early 20th century. |
| The Lloyd Jones Family Album |
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| Read about the career of The Capital Times founder Richard Lloyd Jones and browse through photographs he and his wife took while living in Madison. |
| Underground Newspapers of the 1960s and 1970s |
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| Images of the Wisconsin Historical Society's collection of underground newspapers. |
| This woman founded the first feminist newspaper in the United States. Read about her dedication to women's rights and her opposition to slavery. |
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