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Dr. Anna Howard Shaw

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Description: Dr. Anna Howard Shaw (1847-1919) turning the crank of her car. Dr. Shaw was an ordained Methodist minister, physician, temperance lecturer, woman's suffrag...
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Kate Newell Doggett, Reformer

Date: 1867
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Kate N. Doggett (1828-1884), American reformer. Took charge of the Academy of Science herbarium in 1869. She was a de...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Mrs. Kate Pier was first woman to cast vote in Fond du Lac co

Date: 1925-06-25
County: Fond Du Lac
City: Fond du Lac
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Kate Hamilton Pier is laid to rest on wedding day; many pay tribute

Date: 1925-06-25
County: Fond Du Lac
City: Fond du Lac
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Women as journalists

Date: 1891-03-15
County: Milwaukee
City: Milwaukee
Poster

Votes for Women Poster

Date: 1925
Description: Poster issued by the Milwaukee County League of Women Voters that graphically urges women to vote.
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Carrie Lane Chapman Catt

Date: 1906
Description: Standing, three-quarter length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Carrie Lane Chapman Catt.
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Belle Case La Follette

Date: 1901
Description: Full-length studio portrait of activist Belle Case La Follette, wife of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
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Ada L. James

Date: 1911
Description: Portrait of Ada L. James, who was the first president of the Political Equality League, and a lifelong crusader for social justice causes.
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Suffragist Speaking from a Car

Date: 1912
Description: Suffragist Katherine Waugh McCullough speaking from an open car. A banner on the car reads: "Votes for Women."
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Panoramic Group Portrait of Unidentified Women's Organization

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Description: Panoramic group portrait of unidentified women's organization. Suggested to be suffragists, including Ada James.
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Belle Case La Follette

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Description: Outdoor portrait of Belle Case La Follette wearing a hat. Text on back of print reads: "In the garden of their house on 16th St. in Washington near Comm Av...
Poster

Women Can Vote

Date: 1919
Description: Poster for school elections on Tuesday, March 18th, and April 1st, 1919. After 1901, women in Wisconsin were able to vote in school elections, which was an...
Photograph

Up the Wolf River for Votes for Women

Date: 1912
Description: Suffragists sitting aboard the Mary E. at dockside on the Wolf River. The boat sports a banner reading: "Votes for Women."
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Late Portrait Of Belle Case La Follette

Date: 1911
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Belle Case La Follette by Harris & Ewing used in printed piece. The quote by Robert M. La Follette, Sr., beneath the photogr...
Photograph

Belle Case La Follette Speaking Outdoors

Date: 1915
Description: Belle Case La Follette, the wife of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., wearing a black dress and hat and speaking outdoors at an unidentified location.
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Susan B. Anthony

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Description: A portrait of an elderly Susan B. Anthony. She is known primarily for her leadership in the women's rights movement, but was also an activist for other soc...
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Jane Addams

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Jane Addams, a social worker, political activist, and author. She was a co-founder of Chicago's Hull House, as well as the American Ci...
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Group of Women Reading

Date: 1910
Description: A group of women reading in a large room. One woman stands in front of a glass-fronted bookcase against the back wall. The woman wear brightly colored and ...
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Petitions on Display at the General Disarmament Conference, Geneva, Switzerland

Date: 1932
Description: Caption from the Wisconsin Magazine of History: "Eight million petitions on public display in Geneva."

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