Wisconsin Women Making History Wisconsin Women Making History

THEIR STORIES. OUR LEGACY.

Josie Carter led Wisconsin’s first known LGBTQ+ uprising, eight years before the Stonewall riots.

Judy Greenspan

Judy Greenspan is a lifelong activist, known for being one of the first out lesbian political candidates in the United States.

Debra Amesqua was the first woman chief of the Madison Fire Department and one of the first women fire chiefs in the country.

Dr. Marci Bowers is an internationally respected surgeon who specializes in gender-affirming surgery and clitoral restoration.