Kimberlé Crenshaw
Kimberlé Crenshaw, a leader in critical race theory, introduced the term intersectionality to describe the multiple ways people can be oppressed.
Crenshaw, Kimberlé
Category: Law
Raimey, Mabel Watson
Mabel Watson Raimey
Mabel Raimey was the first African American woman to graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, attend Marquette University Law School, and practice law in Wisconsin.
Walker, Dorothy
Brooks, Angie
Angie Brooks
Angie Brooks is best known as the first African woman to serve as president of the United Nations General Assembly.
Baird, Elizabeth
Elizabeth Baird
Elizabeth Baird’s newspaper stories about the developing Green Bay area in the 1800s were among the earliest written accounts of life in Wisconsin.
Abrahamson, Shirley
Shirley Abrahamson
Shirley S. Abrahamson was the first woman justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the first female chief justice in state history.
Clauss, Carin
Phillips, Vel
Vel Phillips
Vel Phillips achieved many firsts, including first woman and first African American to be elected to the statewide office of secretary of state.
Goodell, Lavinia
Lavinia Goodell
Lavinia Goodell was the first female lawyer admitted to the bar of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.