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| Description: | Portrait of five women identified as Aunt Clara Bewick Colby, Aunt Mary White, Bessie, Dara, and Esther. |
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| Description: | Album page that includes newspaper clippings of articles, and a portrait of Miss Addams. |
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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... |
| Date: | 1867 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Poster issued by the Milwaukee County League of Women Voters that graphically urges women to vote. |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Standing, three-quarter length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Carrie Lane Chapman Catt. |
| Date: | 1901 |
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| Description: | Full-length studio portrait of activist Belle Case La Follette, wife of Robert M. La Follette, Sr. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Ada L. James, who was the first president of the Political Equality League, and a lifelong crusader for social justice causes. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Suffragist Katherine Waugh McCullough speaking from an open car. A banner on the car reads: "Votes for Women." |
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| Description: | Panoramic group portrait of unidentified women's organization. Suggested to be suffragists, including Ada James. |
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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... |
| A Classroom Resource for grades 6-8 |
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| Students use political cartoons of the past to understand bias in the media |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Suffragists sitting aboard the Mary E. at dockside on the Wolf River. The boat sports a banner reading: "Votes for Women." |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| 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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| 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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| 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... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Postcard with a drawing of a well-dressed woman holding a pennant that reads "Votes for Women." Although no date is given, based on the postage price of 1 ... |
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| Description: | Portrait of Jane Addams, reading a book. Addams was a social worker, political activist, and author. She was a co-founder of Chicago's Hull House, as well ... |
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