Golda Meir was a teacher and organizer in Milwaukee before becoming Israel's first female prime minister in 1969.

Patricia "Patty" Loew is a celebrated journalist, filmmaker, and educator about Native Americans in Wisconsin.

Mildred Fish-Harnack was the only American woman to die by Adolf Hitler's direct order for spying on Germany during World War II.

Vernice Gallimore became Milwaukee's first African American policewoman in 1946.

Angna Enters was a renowned dancer, who produced over 200 mime compositions.

Catherine Conroy was a founding member of both the National Organization for Women and the Coalition of Labor Union Women.

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.

Gene Cohen Boyer was an activist for women’s rights, a successful businesswoman, and a founding member of multiple feminist organizations.

Bonnie Blair is a world record-holding speed skater, a six-time Olympic medalist and the most decorated woman in Winter Olympic history.

Miriam Ben Shalom was a drill sergeant in the U.S. Army before being discharged for her sexual orientation; she was later the first LGBT serviceperson ever reinstated.