Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections
Search: suffrage
Filter: Type of Historical Essay
Filter: Year of 1800-1899
| Read about this Wisconsonite, whose leadership in the Women's Suffrage Movement helped Wisconsin become the first state to ratify the 19th Amendment. |
| 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. |
| Suffragist and Lecturer |
|---|
| Biography of Jessie Annette Jack Hooper, prominent suffragist in Wisconsin civic reform groups and women's organizations. |
| Suffragist and Minister |
|---|
| Biography of suffragist and Universalist minister Olympia Brown, the first female minister in America. |
| Too Progressive for Wisconsin |
|---|
| Discover why Wisconsin's 1846 was re-written and passed in 1848 |
| 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. |
| Suffragist, Social Worker and Reformer |
|---|
| Biography of suffragist, social worker and reformer Ada Lois James. |
| Black Voting Rights Activist |
|---|
| Biography of Ezekiel Gillespie who was active in Milwaukee's small Black community, especially on voting rights issues. |
| 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. |
| View the collection of images of Wisconsin women in a variety of activities: farm work, canning, suffragism, photography, war work and civil rights. |
| This Milwaukee born woman successfully advocated for progressive reforms in the educational system and was influential in the Milwaukee socialist movement. |
| Librarian, Lecturer, Reformer and Author |
|---|
| Biography of Lutie Eugenia Stearns, librarian, lecturer, reformer and author who helped establish the Wisconsin Free Library Commission. |
| Educator, University President and Author |
|---|
| Brief biography of John Bascom, president of the University of Wisconsin from 1874 to 1887. |
| Governor and Progressive |
|---|
| Discover how Robert "Fighting Bob" La Follette and the Progressive Movement reformed state government and the Republican Party. |
| A Good Mother, a Good Friend and a Good Woman |
|---|
| Discover Juliet Severance, the free-thinking Whitewater physician who was involved with the anti-slavery movement, temperance and women's rights. |
If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.
Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: