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Photograph

James Sisters

Date: 1895
Description: Formal oval-framed group portrait of Vida James, Ada James and Beulah James. Ada James (center back) later became active in the Wisconsin Women's Suffrage ...
Biographical Book Excerpt

James, Ada, L

Date: 1876 - 1952
County: Richland
Birth Index Record

James, Ada L

Date: 1876-03-23
County: Richland
Marriage Index Record

James, Ada

Date: 1886-07-22
County: Grant
Marriage Index Record

James, Ada Alice

Date: 1886-11-02
County: Sheboygan
Historical Essay

James, Ada Lois (1876-1952)

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

David G. James

Date: 1865
Description: Studio portrait of David G. James holding a large, over the shoulder horn, and a hat.
Postcard

Residence of James J. Strang

Date: 1850
Description: Printed postcard of an illustration of the James Strang residence on Beaver Island, Michigan. Two men are standing in front of a stockade fence in front of...
Property Record

305 S MAPLE AVE

Community: Marshfield
County: Wood
Historic Name: E.F. Mechler House
Reference Number: 128058
Historical Essay

The Woman's Suffrage Movement

How Years of Failure led to Success
Discover the history of suffrage in Wisconsin, and how the state became the first to ratify the 19th amendment after many difficulties.
Property Record

2348 State Trunk Highway 22

Community: Leeds
County: Columbia
Historic Name: McQueen Farmhouse
Reference Number: 230502
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.

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