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Image description: A photo of Margaret Farrow sitting at a desk with a microphone.

Margaret Farrow

Margaret Farrow was the first woman to serve as lieutenant governor in Wisconsin.
Image description: A black-and-white photo of Angna Enters holding a framed piece of art.

Angna Enters

Angna Enters was a renowned dancer, who produced over 200 mime compositions.
Image description: A black-and-white headshot of Ada Deer.

Ada Deer

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.
Davids: Image description: A headshot of Dorothy Davids.

Dorothy Davids

Dorothy "Aunt Dot" Davids was a respected Native American educator in Wisconsin and an author, speaker, community organizer, and activist for peace and justice.
Image description: A black-and-white headshot of Margaret Danhauser Brown.

Margaret Danhauser Brown

Margaret "Marnie" Danhauser Brown played first base for the Racine Belles in the All-American Professional Girls Baseball League.
Kimberlé Crenshaw

Kimberlé Crenshaw

Kimberlé Crenshaw, a leader in critical race theory, introduced the term "intersectionality" to describe the multiple ways people can be oppressed.
Image description: A black-and-white headshot of Catherine Conroy.

Catherine Conroy

Catherine Conroy was a founding member of both the National Organization for Women and the Coalition of Labor Union Women.
Image description: A black-and-white headshot of Clara Bewick Colby.

Clara Bewick Colby

Clara Bewick Colby, a prominent suffragist, orator, and journalist, started a newspaper called the WOMAN’S TRIBUNE.
Image description: A black-and-white photo of Carin Clauss with her right hand raised, presumably being sworn in to the United States Department of Labor as a solicitor.

Carin Clauss

Carin Clauss was the first woman Solicitor in the U.S. Department of Labor.
Image description: A portrait-style photo of Laurel Clark in her NASA uniform.

Laurel Clark

Laurel Clark was an accomplished doctor, U.S. Navy captain, and NASA astronaut who died aboard the space shuttle Columbia in 2003.