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Alice McPherson

County: Dane

Dr. Alice McPherson was the first known woman to become a retina surgeon in the world, and she provided eye care to many through both her practice and her philanthropy.

Categories: Health, Philanthropy

Tags: doctor, first, UW

May Shiga Hornback

Japanese American nursing educator Dr. May Shiga Hornback introduced innovative televised and telephone-based nursing instruction to students across Wisconsin.

Categories: Education, Health

Tags: Asian American, nurse

Camille Guérin-Gonzales

Historian Camille Guérin-Gonzales, who directed the UW–Madison Chican@ and Latin@ Studies Program, was devoted to justice for working people.

Categories: Education

Tags: historian, Latina, LGBTQ+, professor, UW

Ardie Clark Halyard

Ardie Clark Halyard co-founded the first African American-owned savings and loan association (S&L) and was the first woman president of the Milwaukee NAACP chapter.

Categories: Activism & Social Change, Business, Philanthropy

Tags: African American, Civil Rights, first