Lorena Hickok
Lorena "Hick" Hickok was a journalist during the U.S. Great Depression and a close friend of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
Hickok, Lorena
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Ferber, Edna
Edna Ferber
Edna Ferber was a short story writer, playwright, and Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist who portrayed strong women characters.
McKay, Nellie Y.
Nellie McKay
Nellie Y. McKay was one of the first scholars to bring attention to the writing of African American women authors.
Favor Hamilton, Suzy
Suzy Favor Hamilton
Suzy Favor Hamilton is a record-breaking runner, a three-time Olympic athlete, and a vocal advocate for mental health.
H’Doubler, Margaret
Margaret H'Doubler
Margaret H’Doubler, “founder of American college dance,” created a dance major — the first in the U.S. — at the University of Wisconsin in 1926.
Crenshaw, Kimberlé
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Kimberlé Crenshaw, a leader in critical race theory, introduced the term intersectionality to describe the multiple ways people can be oppressed.
Hansberry, Lorraine
Lorraine Hansberry
Lorraine Hansberry's first Broadway play, A Raisin in the Sun, changed how Black people's lives were shown in American theater.
Hamerstrom, Frances
Frances Hamerstrom
Frances Hamerstrom, an ornithologist who helped save the prairie chicken population in Wisconsin, was the first woman in the U.S. to earn a master’s degree in wildlife management.
Bravo, Ellen
Ellen Bravo
Author and activist Ellen Bravo has fought tirelessly for policies that support working women and their families.
hooks, bell
bell hooks
University of Wisconsin graduate bell hooks is a prolific writer, speaker, and scholar who is best known for her work on gender, race, and class.