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Lucinda Gordon

Lucinda Gordon was a civil rights activist who founded an alternative school for teen mothers and advocated for Black art in Milwaukee.

Categories: Activism & Social Change, Arts, Education

Tags: activist, African American, Civil Rights, Milwaukee

Angela Lang

Angela Lang is a community organizer in Milwaukee and the founder and executive director of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities.

Categories: Activism & Social Change, Government & Politics

Tags: activist, African American, Milwaukee

Zona Gale

In 1921, American author and playwright Zona Gale became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, for the play MISS LULU BETT.

Categories: Arts, Journalism

Tags: author, first, suffrage, UW

Dorothy Davids

Dorothy "Aunt Dot" Davids was a respected Native American educator in Wisconsin and an author, speaker, community organizer, and activist for peace and justice.

Categories: Activism & Social Change, Education

Tags: first, Mohican, Native American, professor, teacher, UW