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| Read about the Home for Women, a reformatory for women aged 18 -31, and the State Prison for Women, which became the Taycheedah Correctional Institution. |
| Basic statistics pertaining to Wisconsin's involvement in the Civil War. |
| The Naughty City |
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| Discover Eau Claire's naughty past as a hub of prostitution for the lumbermen looking to support the world's oldest profession. |
| 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. |
| Respected Healer in Prairie du Chien |
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| Learn about Mary Ann Menard, Wisconsin's first doctor. |
| 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) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Golf glove worn by Sherri Steinhauer of Madison, Wisconsin to win the 2006 Weetabix Women's British Open, August 3-6, 2006. (Museum object #2007.81.2) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Early woman's "Kewtie" brand razor purchased in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1940s. (Museum object #1976.392.43) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Pair of Nike running spikes worn by Suzy Favor Hamilton during the 2000 track season. (Museum object #2006.110.1A-B) |
| Hero of the Confederacy |
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| Discover the story of Belle Boyd, the celebrity Civil War spy who died while performing in the Wisconsin Dells. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Parade tunic worn by Wisconsin suffrage supporter during Republican National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, 1916. (Museum object #1956.1450) |
| The Story of Lost Bird |
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| Discover this harrowing story that brings together a feminist pioneer and the infant her husband found in the aftermath of Wounded Knee. |
| The Antiquated Belief of a Chief Justice |
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| Discover Wisconsin Chief Justice Edward G. Ryan's opinion on women and court |
| First Woman Notary Public |
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| Discover the story of Wisconsin's first woman notary public Louise Williams who provided legal counsel for southern Wisconsin after the Civil War. |
| All-American Girls Baseball League Thrives During World War II |
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| The story of the All-American Girls Baseball League that thrilled fans for 12 seasons in cities and towns including Kenosha, Racine and Milwaukee. |
| Learn about the women of Wisconsin, and their lives during the Civil War. |
| A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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| On July 4, 1863, Mary Gates writes to her fiancé, Colonel Rufus Dawes of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry, as he turns 25 years old during Battle of Gettysburg |
| A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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| Read a letter from an anonymous writer in the 5th Wisconsin Infantry that applauds the positive impact of women in the army. |
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