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| Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
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| Jesús Salas, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
| Teaching about the Wisconsin migrant farmworker movement |
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| Brief bio of Richard Theodore Ely, professor, economist, social reformer and author who played a votal role in shaping the "Wisconsin Idea." |
| Brief history of the labor movement in Wisconsin. |
| Brief history of the General Motors plant in Janesville. |
| Beyond Beer and Brats |
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| Explore the history of Labor Day celebrations in Wisconsin. |
| A Good Mother, a Good Friend and a Good Woman |
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| Discover Juliet Severance, the free-thinking Whitewater physician who was involved with the anti-slavery movement, temperance and women's rights. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Artisans Day Ribbon possibly worn during parade in Milwaukee, September 3, 1888. (Museum object #H12653) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Time clock used by workers at the Appleton Woolen Mills, Appleton, Wisconsin, c. 1894 - c. 1915. (Museum object #1964.58.1,A) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Women's coveralls worn by Teresa Kuykendall while working in a factory in Beloit, Wisconsin during World War II. (Museum object #2007.92.1) |
| Lee una breva historia de Lucha por la Justicia para los Trabajadores Agrícolas. |
| View the International Harvester Glass Negative Series featuring images of farmers, animals, factory workers, tractors, small-town life and more. |
| Madison's 150th Anniversary |
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| View this collection of images of Madison, Wisconsin from the collections of the Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| How Wisconsin Created the Workday |
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| Discover the history of the labor movement in Wisconsin and how it created the modern work week. |
| Hard Times in Wisconsin |
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| Discover the role Wisconsin played in ending the Great Depression |
| How Wisconsin Became America's Most Socialist State |
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| Discover how Milwaukee, Wisconsin became America's first Socialist city. |
| World War II and it Effect on Blacks |
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| Discover the effects World War II had on Blacks in Wisconsin. |
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