Hildegard Chada: A Depression-Era Pioneer
Can you imagine walking 2 miles to work everyday, with all your supplies carried in an onion sack over your shoulder, and once you've made it there you still have to climb up an 85-foot ladder?
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Zona Gale: the Pulitzer Prize Winner of Portage
If we want to talk about important Wisconsin women, we cannot fail to mention Zona Gale.
Read moreThe Milwaukee Woman Who Resisted The Reich
Only one American woman was ever executed by direct order of Adolf Hitler, and that woman was born right here in Milwaukee. Her name was Mildred Fish-Harnack, and she was amazing.
Read moreTreasures of the Rare Books Room - Description de l'Égypte
First appearing in 1809 this comprehensive scientific description of ancient and modern Egypt is the collaborative work of about 160 civilian scholars and scientists, known popularly as the savants.
Read moreAfrican American Labor History in Milwaukee
Check out these resources about African-American labor history in Milwaukee.
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