Smart Studios, founded by Butch Vig and Steve Marker, was a recording studio located on Madisonâs east side. Over its twenty-seven years of operation, Smart Studios was responsible for producing music for both local acts and world-famous artists in the late twentieth…
âTypical Bikemen of the 1920âs,â Courtesy of the Milwaukee Police Historical Society. Harley-Davidson motorcycles may have had their first exposure on the dirt-track racing circuits of the early 1900s, but their legacy did not end with extreme sports. 1908 marked the Milwaukee…
Itâs no secret that Harley-Davidsonâs history is deeply rooted in Milwaukee. From dealerships to museums, the motorcycle giant serves as a cultural landmark and has become synonymous with the sprawling city. Thus, one may be surprised to learn of its humble beginnings.…
Oak Trees have been regarded for centuries as a symbol of strength, moral, and knowledge, and throughout history have been represented in different mythologies to show these attributes. And for the original Council Oak Tree, grown in Eau Claire, it also held…
Marge Engelmanâs  The Land of the Freed-Up Woman embodies the progressive thinking of the Womenâs Liberation Movement of the 1970s. Engelmanâs decision to use two symbols of womanhoodâbirth control pills and brasâas the medium for her artwork transformed the recognizable flag into a message…
In the early nineteen sixties, American women organized in pursuit of socio-political change and gender equality. In Wisconsin, women challenged inequitable policies and societal norms by organizing the Wisconsin Commission on the Status for Women and participating in the National Organization for Women…