Belle Case La Follette
Belle Case La Follette was the first woman to graduate from law school in Wisconsin and an outspoken advocate for women's right to vote.
Ruth DeYoung Kohler
Ruth DeYoung Kohler was a journalist, a historian, and an outspoken advocate for women's rights.
Ellen Kort
Ellen Kort was Wisconsin’s first poet laureate.
Janet Jennings
Janet Jennings, a news reporter, became known as “the Angel of the Seneca” for her heroic nursing work during the Spanish-American War.
Ada James
Ada James was a Wisconsin suffragist leader who worked for women’s rights and other reforms in the early 20th century.
Jessie Jack Hooper
Jessie Jack Hooper, a suffragist, was president of the Wisconsin League of Women Voters and also ran for the U.S. Senate in 1922.
bell hooks
Best known for her work on gender, race, and class, University of Wisconsin graduate bell hooks was a prolific writer, speaker, and scholar.
Ho-poe-kaw Glory of the Morning
Ho-poe-kaw, which translates to “Glory of the Morning,” was a Ho-Chunk chief in the 1700s.
Anita Herrera
Anita Herrera grew up in a family of migrant farm workers and devoted her career to improving education, employment, and living conditions for People of Color in Wisconsin.
Cordelia Harvey
Cordelia Harvey became known as the Wisconsin Angel for her work as a nurse and advocate for soldiers during the U.S. Civil War.