America at 250 bears a distinctly Wisconsin fingerprint
KIMBERLY WETHAL and MITCHELL SCHMIDT
Wisconsin State Journal
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Philip Feller from Durham, North Carolina peruses the interior of a schoolhouse that is regarded to be the birthplace of the Republican Party in Ripon on June 25.
KIMBERLY WETHAL and MITCHELL SCHMIDT
Wisconsin State Journal
Wisconsin has long influenced national policies, ranging from its status as the first state to ratify the 19th amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote to the advent of the school choice program.
Ada Lois James (center), one of the most important women's suffrage activists in Wisconsin history, poses with supporters of the movement in this photo taken circa 1911-1912.
Ada James (1876-1952) was a social reformer, humanitarian, and pacifist residing in Richland Center. In 1911 she became president of the newly formed Political Equality League. She held the office until 1913 when the league combined with the Wisconsin Woman's Suffrage Association, led by Mrs. Henry Youmans. She was active in many of the reform movements of the 1920s, including pacifism, birth control advocacy and prohibition. In 1922, she became vice-chairman of the Republican state central committee. In 1923, she was elected president of the Wisconsin Woman's Progressive Association. James left the organization when Robert M. La Follette insisted on supporting Governor John J. Blaine.
Photo courtesy the Wisconsin Historical Society, image ID 1991
Wisconsin Gov. Lee Dreyfus signs legislation making Wisconsin the first state in the nation to outlaw discrimination in housing and employment based on a person's sexual orientation on Feb. 25, 1982. With Dreyfus are activist Leon Rouse of Milwaukee, left, and the bill's author, state Rep. David Clarenbach of Madison.
Ada Lois James (center), one of the most important women's suffrage activists in Wisconsin history, poses with supporters of the movement in this photo taken circa 1911-1912.
Ada James (1876-1952) was a social reformer, humanitarian, and pacifist residing in Richland Center. In 1911 she became president of the newly formed Political Equality League. She held the office until 1913 when the league combined with the Wisconsin Woman's Suffrage Association, led by Mrs. Henry Youmans. She was active in many of the reform movements of the 1920s, including pacifism, birth control advocacy and prohibition. In 1922, she became vice-chairman of the Republican state central committee. In 1923, she was elected president of the Wisconsin Woman's Progressive Association. James left the organization when Robert M. La Follette insisted on supporting Governor John J. Blaine.
Photo courtesy the Wisconsin Historical Society, image ID 1991
Philip Feller from Durham, North Carolina peruses the interior of a schoolhouse that is regarded to be the birthplace of the Republican Party in Ripon on June 25.
Wisconsin Gov. Lee Dreyfus signs legislation making Wisconsin the first state in the nation to outlaw discrimination in housing and employment based on a person's sexual orientation on Feb. 25, 1982. With Dreyfus are activist Leon Rouse of Milwaukee, left, and the bill's author, state Rep. David Clarenbach of Madison.
