Women's History

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Somos Latinas Project Oral Histories

The Somos Latinas (We Women) History Project (2012-2016) was created to document the many significant and largely hidden contributions of Latinas in Wisconsin engaged in their communities to positively impact society in K-12 and post-secondary education, civil rights, women’s rights, domestic abuse services, immigration reform, political representation, peace and justice, and other areas. The online collection currently includes 52 interviews from 37 Latinas from across Wisconsin.

Theatre Collection – May N. Rankin and the Carroll Players

Wisconsin’s oldest theater organization, the Carroll Players, was inaugurated in June 1896 with a production staged by May N. Rankin, the first female professor at Carroll College. This collection includes photographic portraits of Rankin as well as notes and letters related to the drama program at Carroll University.

Wisconsin Women’s History

A selection of manuscripts and ephemera documenting the lives of women in Wisconsin, focusing on women who were active in social movements such as suffrage, temperance, abolition, civil rights and other efforts to reform society as well as women who ran for public office.

Women of Edgewood College

This collection highlights several Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters who led and shaped Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin. Materials include video oral history interviews and portrait photographs of each Sister as well as some published biographies.

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