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I Am Not Invisible: Women Veterans

Leda Zoroghlian Patrick, veteran, and participant in the I Am Not Invisible campaign at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum. The Wisconsin Veterans Museum supports Women's History Month and as part of that effort, the museum is displaying a select set of banners in its windows to honor women veterans who participated

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Johnson on Identifying as a Veteran

Even though she had been raised in a military family, Saprina Johnson’s choice to join the military was her own. Raised in Milwaukee, Johnson grew up around veterans in her own family.

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Jessica E. Williams on Leading with Empathy

With a college degree, Jessica E. Williams could have entered the United States Army Reserve as an officer. Instead, she chose to enlist and take a different leadership path. Williams, who grew up on a five-acre farmette in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, had not originally intended to join the military. But after

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Alannah McReavey on Giving Back

The Wisconsin Veterans Museum supports Women's History Month. As part of that effort, we are featuring Alannah McReavey, who agreed to interview with us for the statewide women veterans oral history project: I Am Not Invisible. Here is her story. Alannah McReavey served with the United States Army Reserves from

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I AM NOT INVISIBLE 3.0: WOMEN VETERANS TELL THEIR STORIES

The Wisconsin I Am Not Invisible (IANI) women's veterans oral history project kicked off on June 9, 2022, following a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. The I Am Not Invisible Project is an annual effort to photograph and interview women veterans. Click here for the current project website:

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