Partisans of the Proletariat': The Socialist Working Class and the Milwaukee Schools, 1890-1920

Berger, Meta

Meta Berger was elected to the School Board of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1909. She served on the School Board for thirty years, and as president from 1915-1916. Berger was a prominent member of the Socialist Party, especially in Milwaukee. During her time as a school board member Berger worked for "progressive" measures such as the construction of playgrounds, "penny lunches," and medical exam...

Kander, Lizzie Black

Lizzie Black Kander was born in Milwaukee in 1858. In 1878, she started volunteering with the Ladies Relief Sewing Society, and became president in 1894. She oversaw its transition to become the Milwaukee Jewish Mission in 1896. The organization co-founded Milwaukee's first settlement house, called "The Settlement." Kander served as president of The Settlement from 1900 to 1918. While there,...

Thomas, Elizabeth H.

Elizabeth H. Thomas came from a Quaker background and had a considerable amount of personal wealth. She had been involved with the Russian anti-czarist movement, Hull House in Chicago, and the socialist movement in New York before moving to Milwaukee in 1900. She was a shareholder and president of the Milwaukee Social-Democrat Publishing Co. (MSDPC), founded by fellow Milwaukee socialist Vic...

Meta Berger's Campaign for School Board Member, 1909

Minnie Abrams's Campaign for County Superintendent of Instruction, 1909

Lizzie Black Kander's Campaign for School Board Member, 1913

Mabel Hacking's Campaign for County Recorder, 1912

Myrtle Brown's Campaign for County Treasurer, 1914

Elizabeth H. Thomas's Campaign for School Director, 1915

Emma O. Hobbs's Campaign for County Register, 1914