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Hello,

We have a new set of stories delving into history - featuring people making history and others working to preserve it. 

First, we start with an interview with New York City writer — and Wisconsin ex-pat — about her debut essay collection exploring identity, gender and sexuality. Then, we go on a tour to explore the astounding history of the First Nations land that UW-Madison is built upon. 

After that, we hear from a Milwaukee Black Lives Matter protester who marched 800 miles to Washington D.C. last month. Then, learn the story of a man who honored a lost and forgotten daughter of Wisconsin.

Finally, this week's WHYsconsin answers one listener's question about effigy mounds. He wanted to know, "Where do they exactly come from? Who built them and when?"

We hope you enjoy this dive into our past,

-The "Wisconsin Life" Team

Even though 2020 has been *A YEAR,* Melissa Faliveno has had some bright spots this summer. The New York City writer released her debut essay collection, "Tomboyland." It’s a deep-dive into identity,
zeroing in on gender and sexuality.

Faliveno’s complexities unfold as she explores her life growing up in Mount Horeb, digging into her love of meatballs and softballs,
and her fascination with moths and tornadoes.

Effigy Mound Tour Provides Unique
Perspective On First Nation’s History

Aaron Bird Bear is the Assistant Dean for Student Diversity Programs in the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He gives tours of the campus, described as the most archaeologically rich
campus in the United States.

“I’m seeing concrete stuff happening around us, that show us that there’s tremendous value in the teaching and learning about the full 12,000 years of this place," he explained. "I think we can leverage the landscape and the incredible human story of this place to advance those goals."

Sandy Solomon calls herself a protester. She’s part of a group of Black Lives Matter activists from the Milwaukee area that marched to Washington D.C. to attend the Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks.

The group left in early August to embark on the nearly 800-mile journey that drew attention to racial injustice.

Mildred Fish-Harnack was a Milwaukee-born, University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate and the only American woman executed on the direct orders of Adolf Hitler. Architect John Dubrow first learned about her from the book “Resisting Hitler: Mildred Fish-Harnack and the Red Orchestra.”

Durbrow learned more about this unsung hero and set out to honor her. With his own money, he designed a black granite sculpture. Finding a location for the sculpture proved much more difficult due to global politics.

At one point, thousands of effigy mounds could be found in what is now called Wisconsin. We recently received a listener question through the WHYsconsin project from a listener who wanted to know more about the effigy mounds and the First Nations who made them.

Thanks for reading and get in touch.
We love to hear about your Wisconsin life.
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