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

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 Stearns, “the Johnny Appleseed of books,” started free libraries all over Wisconsin and was an outspoken advocate for social justice.

Jewish activist Hannah Rosenthal served as a U.S. special envoy to work against antisemitism.

Vel Phillips achieved many firsts, including first woman and first African American to be elected to the statewide office of secretary of state.

Mee Moua was the first Hmong American to be elected to a state legislature in the U.S.

Gwen Moore was the first African American from the state of Wisconsin to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Jessie Jack Hooper, a suffragist, was president of the Wisconsin League of Women Voters and also ran for the U.S. Senate in 1922.

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.

Mildred Fish-Harnack was the only American woman to die by Adolf Hitler's direct order for spying on Germany during World War II.