Society & Religion

Milwaukee Handicraft Project Portfolio / Art & Design / Milwaukee / Milwaukee County / 1918-1945 / Society & Religion / Region 8 - South East

Elsa Ulbricht: A Pioneer for Women’s Work

Due to its longevity and the number of women employed, historians consider the Milwaukee Handicraft Project to be one of the most successful programs sponsored by the Works Project Administration (WPA). The WPA funded many public works projects during the Great Depression as a…

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April 23, 2025

Milwaukee Handicraft Project Portfolio / Art & Design / New Object Histories / Milwaukee / Milwaukee County / Object Histories / 1918-1945 / Society & Religion / Region 8 - South East

OBJECT HISTORY: Milwaukee Handicraft Project Portfolio

A seagull is eating fish for lunch, disrupting the regularity of the water’s waves as it splashes around. This is a scene so common on the Milwaukee shores of Lake Michigan that it served as design inspiration for local craftsmen, and in…

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April 23, 2025

Recital Poster / Music, Theatre & Cinema / Milwaukee / Art, Sport & Entertainment / Milwaukee County / 1877-1900 / Society & Religion / Region 8 - South East

The Milwaukee Athenaeum

Built in 1887, the Athenaeum has been home to the Women’s Club of Wisconsin since its founding. Situated in Milwaukee’s East Town at 813 Kilbourn Ave., the building and the organization that calls it home can lay claim to a number of…

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April 23, 2025

Industry / Janesville / Chevy Caprice / Manufacturing & Trade / Rock County / Society & Religion / 1918-1945 / Transportation & Tourism / Region 7 - South Center

Janesville GM 1937 Strike

Economic tension during the Great Depression in the early 1930s caused a massive shift in labor relations as many workers wanted protection, jobs, and better wages. Many Americans were desperate for jobs that would meet their needs, and this led to grassroot…

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February 17, 2025

John Potter's Monster Knife / Madison / Dane County / Related Stories / 1848-1877 / 1877-1900 / Politics & Government / 1900-1918 / Society & Religion / Region 7 - South Center

The Development of Progressive Politics in Wisconsin from Abolition into the Twentieth Century

The legacy of abolitionists and anti-slavery figures didn’t end with the Civil War or the abolition of slavery, indeed many of the political and moral sentiments that fueled this movement for freedom continued on and inspired other political movements in Wisconsin, particularly…

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October 30, 2024

Slaske's Tools / Greendale / Milwaukee County / Related Stories / Politics & Government / Society & Religion / 1918-1945 / Region 8 - South East

The New Deal in Wisconsin (and Beyond)

In October of 1929, the United States suffered a stock market crash that would alter the course of history. The American economy came to a screeching halt, with economic impacts that came to reverberate around the world. In Wisconsin, particularly in the…

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August 14, 2024