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William Pitt Lynde

Date: 1866
Description: Portrait of William Pitt Lynde at the Wisconsin Assembly in 1866. Ten years later he introduced legislation for women's suffrage to U.S. Congress. In the b...
Biographical Book Excerpt

Hooper, Jessie, Annette (Jack)

Date: 1865 - 1935
County: 
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.
Photograph

Lane Residence

Date: 1860
Description: A general view of the Lane residence, which is the birthplace of Carrie Lane, later Carrie Chapman Catt, noted woman suffrage leader.
Print

"The Revolution"

Date: 07 15 1869
Description: Page one of the "The Revolution."
Property Record

324 SPAULDING AVE

Community: Ripon
County: Fond du Lac
Historic Name: J.W. Blodgett House
Reference Number: 62408
Photograph

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...
Print

Mrs. Cordelia A.P. Harvey

Date: 1866
Description: Head and shoulders engraving of Cordelia Harvey.
Historical Essay

Hooper, Jessie Annette Jack [Mrs. Ben Hooper] (1865-1935)

Suffragist and Lecturer
Biography of Jessie Annette Jack Hooper, prominent suffragist in Wisconsin civic reform groups and women's organizations.
Property Record

97 N MAIN ST

Community: Fort Atkinson
County: Jefferson
Historic Name: First National Bank
Reference Number: 74506
Painting

Governor Alexander Randall

Date: 1862
Description: Portrait of the governor in the executive chamber.
Property Record

733 LAKEWOOD BLVD

Community: Maple Bluff
County: Dane
Historic Name: Robert M. La Follette House
Reference Number: 5428
Property Record

220 E UNION ST

Community: Richland Center
County: Richland
Historic Name: Julia B. and Fred P. Bowen House
Reference Number: 68230
Historical Essay

Stearns, Lutie Eugenia 1866-1943

Librarian, Lecturer, Reformer and Author
Biography of Lutie Eugenia Stearns, librarian, lecturer, reformer and author who helped establish the Wisconsin Free Library Commission.
Feature Story

Lutie Eugenia Stearns

Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers
Lutie Eugenia Stearns, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers

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