Community activist and educator Debora Gil R. Casado cofounded the first Spanish-language immersion school in Madison, Wisconsin.

Vernice Gallimore became Milwaukee's first African American policewoman in 1946.

Suzy Favor Hamilton is a record-breaking runner, a three-time Olympic athlete, and a vocal advocate for mental health.

Margaret Farrow was the first woman to serve as lieutenant governor in Wisconsin.

Dorothy Davids was a respected Native American educator, author, speaker, community organizer, and activist for peace and justice.

Ada Deer was the first woman to head the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs and the first Native American woman from Wisconsin to run for U.S. Congress.

Kimberlé Crenshaw, a leader in critical race theory, introduced the term "intersectionality" to describe the multiple ways people can be oppressed.

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.

Laurel Clark was an accomplished doctor, U.S. Navy captain, and NASA astronaut who died aboard the space shuttle Columbia in 2003.