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

Rachel Szold Jastrow was an active community member, known for her contributions to the suffrage movement and work with many local organizations in Madison.

Julia Grace Wales was a peace activist and professor whose ideas helped lay the foundation for international peace organizations like the United Nations.

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

Velma Bell Hamilton was the first Black teacher hired in Dane County and the first president of the Madison Chapter of the NAACP.

Lucy Smith Morris was a suffragist, the first president of the Wisconsin Federation of Women’s Clubs, and an early advocate for free libraries in Wisconsin.

Theodora Winton Youmans was a prominent journalist and suffragist who served as the final president of the Wisconsin Woman Suffrage Association.

As the Director of Latino Student Programs at UW–Whitewater for nearly two decades, Nelia Olivencia encouraged students of color to learn about and celebrate their heritage.

JoCasta Zamarripa was the first Latina and first out bisexual member of the Wisconsin State Legislature and Milwaukee Common Council.

Mai Zong Vue is a Hmong refugee of the Vietnam War and a leading advocate for the Hmong community in Wisconsin.