Nellie Wilson spent her life fighting for employment opportunities for women and was the first African American woman to hold a leadership position in her local steelworkers union.

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.

Maria Luisa Morales has worked for justice for Latinx communities in Wisconsin since the 1960s.

Catherine Conroy was a founding member of both the National Organization for Women and the Coalition of Labor Union Women.

Carin Clauss was the first woman Solicitor in the U.S. Department of Labor.