Ramona Villarreal
Ramona Villarreal is a Mexican American activist who has devoted her life to fighting for equality and justice for people with Mexican/Latinx heritage in Wisconsin.
Villarreal, Ramona
Tag: Milwaukee
Conroy, Catherine
Catherine Conroy
Catherine Conroy was a founding member of both the National Organization for Women and the Coalition of Labor Union Women.
Wilson, Nellie
Nellie Wilson
Nellie Wilson spent her life fighting for employment opportunities for women and was the first African American woman to hold a leadership position in her local steelworkers union.
Boyer, Gene Cohen
Gene Cohen Boyer
Gene Cohen Boyer was an activist for women’s rights, a successful businesswoman, and a founding member of multiple feminist organizations.
Stearns, Lutie Eugenia
Lutie Eugenia Stearns
Lutie Stearns, “the Johnny Appleseed of books,” started free libraries all over Wisconsin and was an outspoken advocate for social justice.
Wolcott, Laura Ross
Laura Ross Wolcott
Laura Ross Wolcott was the first woman physician in Wisconsin and was active in the women’s suffrage movement.
Rosenthal, Hannah
Hannah Rosenthal
Jewish activist Hannah Rosenthal served as a U.S. special envoy to work against anti-Semitism.
Vang, Chia Youyee
Chia Youyee Vang
Chia Youyee Vang is a leading advocate for Hmong cultural preservation and education.
Read, Joel
Sister Joel Read
Sister Joel Read served for 35 years as president of Alverno College and became widely known and respected for her innovative education reforms.
Lawton, Barbara
Barbara Lawton
Barbara Lawton, forty-third lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, was the first woman to be elected to that position.