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Suffragists Picketing on Fifth Avenue

Date: 1920
Description: Protesters demonstrating for women's rights parade up and down Fifth Avenue. They had previously been arrested at the White House.
Poster

Votes for Women Poster

Date: 1925
Description: Poster issued by the Milwaukee County League of Women Voters that graphically urges women to vote.
Historical Essay

James, Ada Lois (1876-1952)

Suffragist, Social Worker and Reformer
Biography of suffragist, social worker and reformer Ada Lois James.
Historical Essay

Hooper, Jessie Annette Jack [Mrs. Ben Hooper] (1865-1935)

Suffragist and Lecturer
Biography of Jessie Annette Jack Hooper, prominent suffragist in Wisconsin civic reform groups and women's organizations.
Historical Essay

Brown, Olympia 1835-1926

Suffragist and Minister
Biography of suffragist and Universalist minister Olympia Brown, the first female minister in America.
Historical Essay

Stearns, Lutie Eugenia 1866-1943

Librarian, Lecturer, Reformer and Author
Biography of Lutie Eugenia Stearns, librarian, lecturer, reformer and author who helped establish the Wisconsin Free Library Commission.
Historical Essay

A Wisconsin Connection to Wounded Knee

The Story of Lost Bird
Discover this harrowing story that brings together a feminist pioneer and the infant her husband found in the aftermath of Wounded Knee.
Historical Essay

The Progressive Era: 1895-1925

A Short History of Wisconsin
Historical Essay

Berger, Meta Schlichting (1873-1944)

This Milwaukee born woman successfully advocated for progressive reforms in the educational system and was influential in the Milwaukee socialist movement.
Historical Essay

La Follette, Belle Case (1859-1931)

This woman was the wife of "Fighting Bob" La Follette. Read about her influence in politics, specifically in the woman's suffrage and pacifist's movements.
Historical Essay

Theodora Winton Youmans and Women's Suffrage

Read about this Wisconsonite, whose leadership in the Women's Suffrage Movement helped Wisconsin become the first state to ratify the 19th Amendment.
Photograph

Final Meeting of the Suffragette Council

Date: 04 23 1925
Description: Group portrait of the Suffragette Council at the Washington Hotel. The women are gathered on a large patio lined with street lamps. Jessie Jack Hooper is i...
Photograph

Women Congratulate Governor Blaine for Signing the Women's Rights Bill

Date: 1921
Description: Governor John J. Blaine (left) shaking the hand of Mabel Raef Putnam surrounded by other women of who have come to see the governor sign the Women's Rights...
Photograph

Wisconsin Banner at Seneca Falls Equal Rights Convention and Historical Pageant

Date: 1923
Description: Group of Wisconsin delegates posing with banner outdoors. Left to right: Mrs. Jackowsky-Peterson, Mrs. Gustav Hipke, Mrs. Max Rotter, Miss Lenore Cawker. F...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

How earliest enthusiasts led sisters

Date: 1924-12-21
County: Richland
City: Richland Center
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Richland Center, the cradle of suffrage in Wisconsin

Date: 1924-12-21
County: Richland
City: Richland Center
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Viroqua's historic spot;; suffrage address in 1856

Date: 1920-12-23
County: Vernon
City: Viroqua
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Journal writer hears Carrie Chapman Catt give stirring address

Date: 1924-11-02
County: Dane
City: Madison
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Honored on birthday

Date: 1925-06-22
County: Fond Du Lac
City: Fond du Lac
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Mrs. Kate Pier observes anniversary

Date: 1925-06-22
County: Fond Du Lac
City: Fond du Lac

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