When I was in middle school, I did a project on Elizabeth Blackwell. I read her biography; she was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States. I thought to myself, ‘Maybe I’ll do that someday.’ Then in eighth grade science class, we had to dissect a frog and I decided …
“I was interested in studying the history of my people.” Read More »
I went to Milwaukee Trade and Technical High School and during freshman year they had us take an exploratory shop class to decide the trade we wanted to spend the next three years learning. Photo courtesy of Tom Jenz They had an electronics shop, plumbing shop, carpentry shop, all these different shops. I didn’t know …
Wish for Wisconsin looks at Wisconsin through the eyes of children asking them to share their experience growing up here and their wishes for the future. In July 2022 the Love Wisconsin team traveled to the Northwoods to work with artists Connie and Tim Friesen. Connie and Tim have worked on many mural projects in …
I was born in rural central Minnesota and raised during the Great Depression. I attended a small country school. Photos courtesy of Jerry Viste The school had a small library which consisted of one small bookshelf. One day when I was in the fifth grade, I was sitting quietly at my desk, not doing anything, …
“Life would be incomplete without the humanities.” Read More »
