Frances Hamerstrom, an ornithologist who helped save the prairie chicken population in Wisconsin, was the first woman in the U.S. to earn a master’s degree in wildlife management.

Ruth Gruber was a journalist and humanitarian known for her work documenting the lives of refugees.

Historian Camille Guérin-Gonzales, who directed the UW–Madison Chican@ and Latin@ Studies Program, was devoted to justice for working people.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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