Wisconsin Women and Suffrage
On June 10, 1919, Wisconsin became the first to ratify the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women's suffrage, or the right to vote.
Suffrage, Wisconsin Women and
Category: Government & Politics
James, Ada
Ada James
Ada James was a Wisconsin suffragist leader who worked for women’s rights and other reforms in the early 20th century.
Gordon, Ann D.
Ann D. Gordon
A student activist in the 1960s, Ann D. Gordon became a history professor and an important scholar of women’s suffrage in the U.S.
Herrera, Anita
Anita Herrera
Anita Herrera grew up in a family of migrant farm workers and devoted her career to improving education, employment, and living conditions for people of color in Wisconsin.
Rosenthal, Hannah
Hannah Rosenthal
Jewish activist Hannah Rosenthal served as a U.S. special envoy to work against anti-Semitism.
Walker, Dorothy
Brooks, Angie
Angie Brooks
Angie Brooks is best known as the first African woman to serve as president of the United Nations General Assembly.
Shalala, Donna
Donna Shalala
Donna Shalala was the first woman to head a Big Ten university and the longest-serving secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
