La Follette, Belle Case, 1859-1931
Belle Case La Follette (April 21, 1859 – August 18, 1931) was a women's suffrage, peace, and Civil Rights activist in Wisconsin, United States. La Follette worked with the women's peace party during World War I. At the time of her death in 1931, The New York Times called her "probably the least known yet most influential of all American women who have had to do with public affairs in this country."
A native of Summit, Wisconsin, Belle Case attended the University of Wisconsin at Madison from 1875 to 1879. While there, she excelled at her studies, finding a particular passion for literature and befriending her future husband, Robert La Follette. After graduation, she taught junior and senior high school students. She married Robert La Follette in 1881.
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