Brief bio of Richard Theodore Ely, professor, economist, social reformer and author who played a votal role in shaping the "Wisconsin Idea." |
Businessman and Historical Society President |
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Biography of Wisconsin businessman and president of the Wisconsin Historical Society David Clark Everest. |
Poet and Temperance Advocate |
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Biography of Wisconsin poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox. |
Brief biography of newspaperman and eventual Governor (1891-1895) |
Lumberman, Resort Operator and Humorist |
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Biography of Eugene Shepard, whose "Hodag" monster hoax made Oneida County a tourist attraction. |
Suffragist, Social Worker and Reformer |
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Biography of suffragist, social worker and reformer Ada Lois James. |
Brief biography of Helen Farnsworth Mears, the sculptress whose nine-foot statue, "Genius of Wisconsin," now stands in the WI state capitol. |
Professor, Geologist and University President |
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Biography of Charles Richard Van Hise, professor, geologist and president of the University of Wisconsin. |
Suffragist and Lecturer |
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Biography of Jessie Annette Jack Hooper, prominent suffragist in Wisconsin civic reform groups and women's organizations. |
Lumberman, Financier and Congressman |
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Biography of Isaac Stephenson who was a lumberman, financier and congressman. |
Author and Editor |
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Biography of author and editor Ray Stannard Baker, also known as David Grayson. |
Industrialist and Businessman |
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Biography of Milwaukee industrialist and businessman Louis Allis. |
Suffragist and Minister |
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Biography of suffragist and Universalist minister Olympia Brown, the first female minister in America. |
Lawyer and Politician |
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Biography of John Coit Spooner who was a lawyer and politician, known as a leading Stalwart Republican. |
Educator, University President and Author |
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Brief biography of John Bascom, president of the University of Wisconsin from 1874 to 1887. |
Zoologist, Professor and University President |
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Biography of zoologist and professor Edward Asahel Birge who was president of the University of Wisconsin from 1918 to 1925. |
Professor, Author and Historian |
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Biography of professor and author Frederick Jackson Turner who shaped American history research |
Lumberman and Timber Mogul |
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Biography of Frederick Weyerhaeuser, the lumberman and timber mogul who founded the Weyerhaeuser Company and became the 8th richest American ever. |
Inventor |
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Biography of Ole Evinrude, a Norwegian-American inventor who created the first outboard motor. |
Politician and Industrialist |
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Biography of Walter Jodok Koher, politician and founder of the Kohler Company. |
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