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Helen Connor Laird
Nichols, Barbara
Barbara Nichols
Barbara Nichols was the first African American president of the Wisconsin Nursing Association and of the American Nursing Association.
Abrahamson, Shirley
Shirley Abrahamson
Shirley S. Abrahamson was the first woman justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the first female chief justice in state history.
Meir, Golda
Golda Meir was a teacher and organizer in Milwaukee before becoming Israel's first female prime minister in 1969.
Gale, Zona
Zona Gale
In 1921, American author and playwright Zona Gale became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, for the play MISS LULU BETT.
Clauss, Carin
Carin Clauss
Carin Clauss was the first woman Solicitor in the U.S. Department of Labor.
La Follette, Belle Case
Belle Case La Follette
Belle Case La Follette was the first woman to graduate from law school in Wisconsin and an outspoken advocate for women's right to vote.
Larson, April Ulring
April Ulring Larson
Elected by the La Crosse Area Synod in 1992, Rev. April Ulring Larson became the first female Lutheran bishop in North America and the second in the world.
Clarenbach, Kathryn
Kathryn Clarenbach
Kathryn "Kay" Clarenbach was a founding member and the first chair of the National Organization for Women (NOW) and won gains for women's rights in state and federal politics.
Sirleaf, Ellen Johnson
Nobel Peace Prize winner and Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was the first female head of state of any African country.