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The Wisconsin statue on the dome was sculpted during 1913–1914 by Daniel Chester French of New York City. [2] His model was Audrey Munson. [3]The statue is named Wisconsin, though it is often misidentified as Forward, another statue depicting a feminine personification of the state of Wisconsin that is located on the Capitol grounds at the top of State Street.
A recent study by online art gallery Singulart found that Wisconsin native Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) is the most displayed female artist across American museum art collections.
Media in category "Featured pictures of Wisconsin" The following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. Carrie Chapman Catt - National Woman's Party Records.jpg 3,010 × 4,096; 1.15 MB
This Wisconsin Rapids-born actress is best known for her roles as Ellen Craig in the 1980s medical drama "St. Elsewhere" and Grace in the 1970s series "Little House on the Prairie."
Forward is an 1893 bronze statue by American sculptor Jean Pond Miner Coburn depicting an embodiment of Wisconsin's "Forward" motto. The 1996 replica is located at the Wisconsin State Capitol grounds at the top of State Street. The statue often is misidentified with the Wisconsin statue on top of the Capitol dome. [1]
Accidents, illness and tragedies were common on the Wisconsin frontier, and the highest rates of death among women were childbirth and causes related to childbirth and infection that stemmed from childbirth. [7] When illness struck a family women had to rely on their own homemade medication as doctors were often to far away to do any good.
Wisconsin's state flower was chosen by school children in 1909 and officially codified into law in 1949.
Sculptures of women in Wisconsin (9 P) Women's sports in Wisconsin (25 C, 34 P) Pages in category "Women in Wisconsin"