Shirley Abrahamson
Shirley S. Abrahamson was the first woman justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the first female chief justice in state history.
Ellen Ainsworth
Ellen Ainsworth, a nurse in the US Army Nurse Corps, was the only woman from Wisconsin to die from enemy fire in World War II.
Nazik al-Mala’ika
Nazik al-Mala’ika, a ground-breaking Iraqi poet and women’s rights advocate, was one of the first Arab poets to work in free verse instead of the classical rhyme form.
Debra Amesqua
Debra Amesqua was the first woman chief of the Madison Fire Department and one of the first women fire chiefs in the country.
Milele Chikasa Anana
Milele Chikasa Anana was the first Black school board member in Wisconsin and the longtime editor and publisher of the magazine UMOJA.
Maureen Arcand
Maureen Arcand was a Dane County Board of Supervisors member and an advocate for people with disabilities and low-income families.