The first book in author Laura Ingalls Wilder’s popular LITTLE HOUSE series is about Wilder’s childhood in Wisconsin.

Helen C. White was the first woman to hold a full professorship in the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Ingrid Washinawatok, which translates to “Flying Eagle Woman,” was a celebrated human rights advocate for Indigenous peoples who was killed in South America.

Ruth Harman Walraven was a trailblazing female pilot in the mid-20th century.

Ramona Villarreal is a Mexican American activist who has devoted her life to fighting for equality and justice for people with Mexican/Latinx heritage in Wisconsin.

Trial lawyer Dorothy Walker was the first female district attorney in Wisconsin.

Chia Youyee Vang is a leading advocate for Hmong cultural preservation and education.

Emma Toft is known as “Wisconsin’s First Lady of Conservation” for her efforts to save an ancient forest in Door County from being destroyed by logging and commercial development.

Helen Van Vechten co-owned the Philosopher Press in Wausau and became an expert in hand-printing books.

Betsy Thunder was a respected Ho-Chunk medicine woman known for her skill in making remedies from roots and plants.