Barbara Lawton
Barbara Lawton, forty-third lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, was the first woman to be elected to that position.
Lawton, Barbara
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Nichols, Barbara
Barbara Nichols
Barbara Nichols was the first African American president of the Wisconsin Nursing Association and of the American Nursing Association.
Meir, Golda
Golda Meir
Golda Meir was a teacher and organizer in Milwaukee before becoming Israel's first female prime minister in 1969.
Blair, Bonnie
Bonnie Blair
Bonnie Blair is a world record-holding speed skater, a six-time Olympic medalist and the most decorated woman in Winter Olympic history.
Harnack, Mildred Fish
Mildred Fish-Harnack
Mildred Fish-Harnack was the only American woman to die by Adolf Hitler's direct order for spying on Germany during World War II.
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.
Gallimore, Vernice
Chapelle, Dickey
Dickey Chapelle
Dickey Chapelle was the first female American war correspondent to parachute with American troops and the first killed covering combat.
Enters, Angna
Clark Halyard, Ardie
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.