Alma Baron was a pioneer of early children’s live television, a professor at the University of Wisconsin, and an advocate for women in business.

Esther Bubley was a prominent photographer during the golden age of photojournalism, the 1940s to the 1960s.

Nancy Zieman was a successful businesswoman and the host of the longest-running sewing show on television.

Francesca Hong is a professional chef and restaurant owner, as well as Wisconsin’s first Asian American state legislator.

Zoe Dunning was one of the only openly LGB members of the U.S. military for 13 years and spoke out against the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law.

Nobel Peace Prize winner and Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was the first female head of state of any African country.

Pleasant Rowland founded the American Girls Collection, a popular line of books, dolls, and accessories that features girls living throughout U.S. history.

Katharine Lyall was the first woman president of the University of Wisconsin System.

Ruth DeYoung Kohler was a journalist, a historian, and an outspoken advocate for women's rights.

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.