Ruth Harman Walraven
Ruth Harman Walraven was a trailblazing female pilot in the mid-20th century.
Ramona Villarreal
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.
Dorothy Walker
Trial lawyer Dorothy Walker was the first female district attorney in Wisconsin.
Chia Youyee Vang
Chia Youyee Vang is a leading advocate for Hmong cultural preservation and education.
Helen Van Vechten
Helen Van Vechten co-owned the Philosopher Press in Wausau and became an expert in hand-printing books.
Emma Toft
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.
Betsy Thunder
Betsy Thunder was a respected Ho-Chunk medicine woman known for her skill in making remedies from roots and plants.
Sheri Swokowski
Transgender advocate Sheri Swokowski, a former colonel in the U.S. Army, has worked to end discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation.
Doris Thom
Doris Thom, who helped open higher-paying jobs to women in Wisconsin, was the first woman to hold leadership positions in her local labor unions.
Lutie Eugenia Stearns
Lutie Stearns, “the Johnny Appleseed of books,” started free libraries all over Wisconsin and was an outspoken advocate for social justice.