History
Reverend Francis Paul Prucha is the preeminent scholar of the modern era on the subject of United States government-Native American relations. His numerous works include The Indian in American History (1971); Americanizing the Americ
Athan George Theoharis is an American historian, professor of history emeritus at Marquette University in Milwaukee, and a Wisconsin Academy Fellow.
Sister Joel Read was Alverno College's sixth president and served in that capacity from 1968-2003. Prior to her presidency, Sister Joel was appointed to the Alverno faculty as a history professor in 1955.
Kerry Trask, professor of history at UW-Manitowoc since 1972, has worked throughout Wisconsin to inform and educate people about their rich history and heritage through teaching continuing education courses; giving public lectures for the Wisconsi
A pioneer of women's history, Professor Gerda Lerner worked tirelessly over the course of her career to develop the field within academia. She died Jan. 2, 2013, in Madison, Wis.
Paul G. Hayes' journalism career covered 37 years (1958 -1995), the last 33 for The Milwaukee Journal.
Jeremi Suri is the E. Gordon Fox Professor of History, director of the European Union Center of Excellence, and director of the Grand Strategy Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
John Gurda is a Milwaukee-born writer and historian who has been studying his hometown since 1972. He is the author of twenty-one books, including histories of Milwaukee-area neighborhoods, industries, and places of worship.
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