Claim: Wisconsin woman to celebrate 100th birthday.
Verdict: SUPPORTS

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title: Ruth DeYoung Kohler
text: and wrote a column about women's issues in 1940 for the Chicago Tribune. In 1948, she was the chairman of the Wisconsin Women's Committee. She served during Wisconsin's centennial celebration, where she published a book entitled "The Story of Wisconsin Women". This book chronicled the lives and histories of over 1,500 women from Wisconsin. In 1949, she received the Theodora Youmans Award, given to her by the Wisconsin Federation of Women's Clubs for her civic contributions. She was also an active member of the Wisconsin Federation of Women's Clubs, and served on its board of directors. She also helped to

title: Joyce Mojonnier
text: events since January 2017. Centennial Celebration Events are planned for Monday, June 18, 2018 at the California State Capitol and the California State Library Exhibit Halls. WICP100 has been recognized as having the largest collection of Video-recorded oral histories and historical memorabilia on California's female legislators. Joyce Mojonnier Joyce "Sunny" Mojonnier (born 17 February 1943) is an American politician who served as a California State Assemblywoman for the 75th District. Mojonnier was the 30th women elected to serve in the California Legislature. She served from 1982 through 1990. The Legislature is composed of the State Assembly and the State Senate

title: Jane Farwell
text: state legislature and Governor Scott Walker; and marked by special events, a reunion weekend, and the publication of the Folklore Village Cookbook. Jane Farwell Jane Farwell (January 18, 1916 – April 6, 1993) was a Wisconsin-born American folk dance and recreation leader. She specialized in Scandinavian dancing. Jane Farwell was born on January 18, 1916, on her family farm near Ridgeway, Wisconsin. Creating a major in “Rural Recreation,” she graduated with honors in 1938 from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Deciding that folk dancing was going to be the main thrust of her recreational program, she established the country’s

title: Kathy Evers
text: to mobilize women voters. Kathy Evers Kathleen F. "Kathy" Evers (born 1950) is the First Lady-designate of Wisconsin, serving alongside her husband, Governor-elect of Wisconsin Tony Evers. Evers grew up in Plymouth, Wisconsin. Evers met her future husband in kindergarten; their first date was the junior prom. They have lived in Wisconsin for nearly their entire lives. Evers has three children and seven grandchildren. Evers is a retired educator. Upon her husband's inauguration on January 7, 2019, Evers will begin serving in the role of First Lady of Wisconsin. During the 2018 election, Evers led a "Women for Tony" task

title: Kathryn Morrison (legislator)
text: for other women to follow after her. University of Wisconsin-Platteville faculty and staff, various members of the community, and legislators from all over the state attended a ceremony in Morrison’s honor on December 15th, 2014. Notable people in attendance included Wisconsin State Senators Dale Schultz, Tim Cullen, and Fred Risser as well as former University of Wisconsin System President Katharine C. Lyall, a dear friend of Morrison’s, as well as various members of her family. Held in the Nohr Gallery in Ullsvik Hall, a plaque memorializing her work was revealed during the ceremony. Morrison was well-remembered for her time in

title: Virginia Hart
text: death in 2007, Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin Barbara Lawton spoke at her memorial service. The Governor of Wisconsin's Virginia Hart Special Recognition Award is named in her honor. Organized annually by the State Employment Relations Commission, the award recognizes Wisconsin’s exceptional women whose contributions to the state have a significant impact. Virginia Hart Virginia B. Hart (July 19, 1914 – March 24, 2007) was an American politician and the first female cabinet member in Wisconsin. After World War II, Hart came to Wisconsin with her husband. Hart joined a small group to reorganize the Democratic Party of Wisconsin and became

title: Ruth Bachhuber Doyle
text: Ruth Bachhuber Doyle Ruth Bachhuber Doyle (October 14, 1916 – May 6, 2006) was an American politician and educator from Wisconsin. Doyle was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1916; she went to elementary and high schools in Wausau, Wisconsin. Doyle received her bachelor's degree from University of Wisconsin in 1938 and her master's degree from Columbia University in 1939. Doyle was a teacher. She worked for the Office of Alien Property Custodian in Washington, D.C. Doyle was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly, as a Democrat from Dane County, Wisconsin, serving from 1949 to 1953. She was the first woman

title: Kathy Evers
text: Kathy Evers Kathleen F. "Kathy" Evers (born 1950) is the First Lady-designate of Wisconsin, serving alongside her husband, Governor-elect of Wisconsin Tony Evers. Evers grew up in Plymouth, Wisconsin. Evers met her future husband in kindergarten; their first date was the junior prom. They have lived in Wisconsin for nearly their entire lives. Evers has three children and seven grandchildren. Evers is a retired educator. Upon her husband's inauguration on January 7, 2019, Evers will begin serving in the role of First Lady of Wisconsin. During the 2018 election, Evers led a "Women for Tony" task force across the state

title: Ruth Bachhuber Doyle
text: died in Madison, Wisconsin on May 6, 2006, aged 89. Ruth Bachhuber Doyle Ruth Bachhuber Doyle (October 14, 1916 – May 6, 2006) was an American politician and educator from Wisconsin. Doyle was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1916; she went to elementary and high schools in Wausau, Wisconsin. Doyle received her bachelor's degree from University of Wisconsin in 1938 and her master's degree from Columbia University in 1939. Doyle was a teacher. She worked for the Office of Alien Property Custodian in Washington, D.C. Doyle was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly, as a Democrat from Dane County, Wisconsin,

title: Therese A. Jenkins
text: Therese A. Jenkins Therese Alberta Parkinson Jenkins was a suffragist, credited with saving women's suffrage in the State of Wyoming. She was the first woman delegate to the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis in 1892. Therese Alberta Parkinson was born in Fayette, Wisconsin, on May 1, 1853. She was the daughter of the Peter "Badger Pete" Parkinson (1813-1895), one of the pioneers of Wisconsin, who fought in the Black Hawk War and won military honors, and Cleantha Stone Welch (1825-1863). She was a thoroughly educated woman, and her writings are clear and forcible. Since 1887 Jenkins worked to secure equal

title: Richard O'Donnell (playwright)
text: entitled "Wish Wisconsin", to celebrate the state's 150th birthday. Directed and produced by Amy McKenzie, it opened on January 2, in the Fish Creek Town Hall Auditorium. Songs included "Wish", "So Blessed", and "Oh!, Wisconsin". Following the summer-stock season in 1983, O'Donnell co-founded (with Amy McKenzie) the highly acclaimed Chicago theater company New Age Vaudeville (1984–1987). Throughout its run, O'Donnell produced, wrote, composed, choreographed, and acted in numerous productions with actors Megan Cavanagh, Amy McKenzie, Todd Erickson, Bobby McGuire, Peter Neville, Michael Dempsey, Lisa Keefe, Caroline Schless and Tom Purcell (head writer of "The Colbert Report" and executive producer of

title: Wahle-Laird House
text: make woman a truer, more active being with a broader horizon." She was the keynote speaker in Marshfield's Armistice Day celebration in 1918. By 1926 she had a reputation as an advocate for the World Court and by 1936, she was Wisconsin chairperson of The Cause and Cure of War. In 1940 she was elected first woman president of the Marshfield Board of Education. In 1945 she resigned from the Daughters of the American Revolution when it sponsored a "white artists-only" show in Washington D.C. She supported libraries all along and in 1950 was appointed to Wisconsin's State Library Board.

title: Edith Nash
text: through his younger sister in 1929 at their parents' house, and progressive causes she had championed. Her life was celebrated in the poem "When You're Eighty-Five," written by her friend Mark Scarborough and published in the summer 2001 issue of the "Wisconsin Academy Review." Among Nash's other writer friends were Muriel Rukeyser and Frances Hamerstrom. Nash, an inspiration for generations of writers in central Wisconsin, also was a tireless advocate of free expression during her tenure as a member of a book review committee of the Wisconsin Rapids Public Schools. She founded the Riverwood Roundtable, a writing group and literary

title: Glenn M. Wise
text: Glenn M. Wise Glenn Miller Wise (born July 14, 1896, Wyocena, Wisconsin – died September 24, 1991, Madison, Wisconsin) was a secretary, statistician, and Republican politician, who served as Wisconsin's first female Secretary of State from 1955-57. She was born Glenn Miller on July 14, 1896, in Wyocena, and grew up in La Valle in Sauk County, daughter of country doctor W.J. Miller. She graduated from Reedsburg Area High School, then earned a B.A. at Milwaukee-Downer College in 1917, and an M.A. in economics at the University of Wisconsin in 1919. She was employed as a secretary in the Department

title: Carolyn Blanchard Allen
text: the vacancy caused by the death of her first husband. She was the first Wisconsin woman to be elected via a special election. Allen was later re-elected in 1964, 1966, and 1968. She was a Republican. Carolyn Blanchard Allen Carolyn Blanchard (Jensen) Allen (June 13, 1921 – October 9, 2018) was an American politician who served as a Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1963 until 1970. Allen was born on June 13, 1921 in Cambridge, Wisconsin. She would graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her first husband, David, was Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly. After his death,

title: Carolyn Blanchard Allen
text: Carolyn Blanchard Allen Carolyn Blanchard (Jensen) Allen (June 13, 1921 – October 9, 2018) was an American politician who served as a Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1963 until 1970. Allen was born on June 13, 1921 in Cambridge, Wisconsin. She would graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her first husband, David, was Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly. After his death, she was remarried to Malcolm V. Allen. Allen died on October 9, 2018, in Cambridge, Wisconsin, at the age of 97. Allen was first elected to the Assembly in 1963 in a special election to fill

title: Mabel E. Griswold
text: Mabel E. Griswold Mabel E. Griswold (April 29, 1888 – January 26, 1955) was a Women's Suffrage activist, founder of the National Woman's Party in Wisconsin and State Executive Secretary. Mabel E. Griswold was born on April 29, 1888, in Grant County, the daughter of Ira W. Griswold (1855–1934) and Mary A. Gerhardt (1856–1934). The Griswold family was involved in Wisconsin politics, Harry W. Griswold was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin from 1933 to 1937. She attended University of Wisconsin, class of 1917. In 1918, Griswold became the assistant to the faculty. In

title: Mabel E. Griswold
text: 2, 1955) Mabel E. Griswold Mabel E. Griswold (April 29, 1888 – January 26, 1955) was a Women's Suffrage activist, founder of the National Woman's Party in Wisconsin and State Executive Secretary. Mabel E. Griswold was born on April 29, 1888, in Grant County, the daughter of Ira W. Griswold (1855–1934) and Mary A. Gerhardt (1856–1934). The Griswold family was involved in Wisconsin politics, Harry W. Griswold was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin from 1933 to 1937. She attended University of Wisconsin, class of 1917. In 1918, Griswold became the assistant to the

title: Ella Giles Ruddy
text: (Madison), "Chicago Weekly Magazine" (notably, "The future of our emigrant girls", "Emerson's gospel", and "The obligations of woman"); "New York Home Journal"; "New Orleans Picayune"; "Woman's Journal" (Boston); "Minnesota Tribune"; and "The Christian Register" (Boston). Giles also contributed thirty biographical sketches of Wisconsin women, in "A Woman of the Century", Buffalo, N. Y., 1892. She served on the staff of the "Chicago Times" for three years, still keeping her home on Lake Monona in Madison. She was the first woman to read a paper before the Wisconsin Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. In the mid-1870s, she served as editor

title: Mildred Barber Abel
text: elected to the Assembly in 1925. She was one of three women who were elected to the Assembly that year. They were the first women elected to the state legislature in the history of Wisconsin. She was a member of the Progressive Party. Mildred Barber Abel Mildred Barber Abel was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Abel was born on January 9, 1902 in Greenwood, Wisconsin. Her father, Dr. Joseph Barber, was a member of the Assembly as well as the Wisconsin State Senate. They would become the first father and daughter to serve together in a state legislature