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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
Photograph

Dr. Anna Howard Shaw

Date: 
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...
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...
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Poster

Votes for Women Poster

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

Carrie Lane Chapman Catt

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

Belle Case La Follette

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

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.
Photograph

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."
Photograph

Panoramic Group Portrait of Unidentified Women's Organization

Date: 
Description: Panoramic group portrait of unidentified women's organization. Suggested to be suffragists, including Ada James.
Photograph

Belle Case La Follette

Date: 
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...
Resource Description

Political and Military Life Collections

Physical Holdings at the Wisconsin Historical Museum
Learn about the political and military physical holdings at the Wisconsin Historical Museum
Classroom Material

Understanding Bias

A Classroom Resource for grades 6-8
Students use political cartoons of the past to understand bias in the media
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."
Photograph

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...

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