Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore was the first African American from the state of Wisconsin to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Golda Meir
Golda Meir was a teacher and organizer in Milwaukee before becoming Israel's first female prime minister in 1969.
Patricia “Patty” Loew
Patricia "Patty" Loew is a celebrated journalist, filmmaker, and educator about Native Americans in Wisconsin.
Barbara Lawton
Barbara Lawton, forty-third lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, was the first woman to be elected to that position.
Mildred Fish-Harnack
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
Vernice Gallimore became Milwaukee's first African American policewoman in 1946.
Angna Enters
Angna Enters was a renowned dancer, who produced over 200 mime compositions.
Catherine Conroy
Catherine Conroy was a founding member of both the National Organization for Women and the Coalition of Labor Union Women.
Ardie Clark Halyard
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.
Dickey Chapelle
Dickey Chapelle was the first female American war correspondent to parachute with American troops and the first killed covering combat.