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Biography Type: Community Builders
Meet big-hearted Wisconsinites from history who created communities and helped those around them to thrive.
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Mahmoud Othman Atta: A Mosque for Milwaukee
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Geshe Lhundub Sopa: Carrying Teachings from Tibet
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Milly Zantow: Recycling Revolutionary
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Vel Phillips & James Groppi: The Fight for Fair Housing
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Chief Oshkosh: Leader in Troubled Times
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Kate Pelham Newcomb: Doctor of the Northwoods
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Belle Case La Follette: Ballots and Bloomers
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Carrie Frost: Fly Fishing Boss
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