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.

Carie Graves was a three-time Olympian and a medal winner for the U.S. women's rowing team.

Lavinia Goodell was the first female lawyer admitted to the bar of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Community activist and educator Debora Gil R. Casado cofounded the first Spanish-language immersion school in Madison, Wisconsin.

In 1921, author and playwright Zona Gale became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, for the play MISS LULU BETT.

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

Suzy Favor Hamilton is a record-breaking runner, a three-time Olympic athlete, and a vocal advocate for mental health.

Margaret Farrow was the first woman to serve as lieutenant governor in Wisconsin.

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

Ada Deer was the first woman to head the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs and the first Native American woman from Wisconsin to run for U.S. Congress.