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| Author and Editor |
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| Biography of author and editor Ray Stannard Baker, also known as David Grayson. |
| Pulitzer Prize for Drama |
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| This novelist based much of her writings on her hometown of Portage, Wisconsin. She became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for drama. |
| National History Day in Wisconsin |
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| Learn about how to write the process paper for NHD. |
| Meeting the Standards with NHD |
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| See the connections between National History Day and Common Core standards |
| Socialist Author |
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| Discover the history of Oscar Ameringer |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Sholes & Glidden typewriter developed by Christopher Latham Sholes of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and marketed c. 1874. (Museum object #1964.31) |
| Newspaperman and Politician |
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| Discover the history of Stephen Bolles |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Doll depicting Wisconsin poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox made by Milwaukee artist Joan (Beringer) Pripps, 1947-1948. (Museum object #2007.139.19) |
| Lawyer, Land agent, Banker, Lumberman |
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| Discover the history of Cyrus Woodman |
| Veterinarian and Professor |
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| Explore the history of veterinarian and professor Alexander Septimus Alexander |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Trim lathe used by the Parker Pen Company of Janesville, Wisconsin to manufacture pen barrels and caps, c. 1946-1999. (Museum Object #2001.51.1) |
| Poet and Temperance Advocate |
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| Biography of Wisconsin poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Historian and Author |
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| Read about the man who wrote the most cited book on Wisconsin's involvement in the Civil War. This article includes several links to his work. |
| African-American Journalist |
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| Discover the history of Mattiebelle Woods |
| Lawyer, Land Agent, Banker and Lumberman |
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| Biography of lawyer, land agent, banker and lumberman Cyrus Woodman. |
| Learn about the Slovenians who settled in cities in the southern and eastern parts of the state in large numbers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. |
| Historian and University President |
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| Explore the history of Charles Kendall Adams |
| Teach students to conduct oral history interviews with Wisconsin Hmong and how to use oral histories for research |
| Lawyer and Temperance Advocate |
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| Discover the history of temperance advocate Eugene Wilder Chafin |
| Author and Diplomat |
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| Discover the history of author and diplomat Rasmus Born Anderson |
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