Ruth Bleier was a neurophysiology professor whose pioneering work showed that there was gender bias in the field of biological science.

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.

Lynda Barry, associate professor of interdisciplinary creativity at the UW-Madison, is a celebrated cartoonist, author, speaker, and instructor.

Carol Bartz is the former president and CEO of the internet company Yahoo!

Mildred Barber was one of the first three women elected to the Wisconsin Legislature.

Tammy Baldwin was the first woman elected to represent Wisconsin in Congress and the first openly gay senator in U.S. history.

Before Ineva Reilly Baldwin championed the “Wisconsin Idea,” she was a U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant commander during World War II—the highest rank ever attained by a woman at that time.

Elizabeth Baird’s newspaper stories about the developing Green Bay area in the 1800s were among the earliest written accounts of life in Wisconsin.

Debra Amesqua was the first woman chief of the Madison Fire Department and one of the first women fire chiefs in the country.