Julia Grace Wales was a peace activist and professor whose ideas helped lay the foundation for international peace organizations like the United Nations.

Grace Wahba was the first woman to join the faculty of the Department of Statistics at UW–Madison, and she created a formula that was vital for more accurate satellite data collection.

Velma Bell Hamilton was the first Black teacher hired in Dane County and the first president of the Madison Chapter of the NAACP.

Alma Baron was a pioneer of early children’s live television, a professor at the University of Wisconsin, and an advocate for women in business.

Signe Skott Cooper was a World War II army nurse and an influential nursing professor.

Florence Bascom was a trailblazing geologist and the first woman to receive a degree from Johns Hopkins University.

Gloria Ladson-Billings is an influential professor of education who has worked to make education more equitable for students of color.

Nellie Y. McKay was one of the first scholars to bring attention to the writing of African American women authors.

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.

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