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The Reporter, Sunday, Feb. 7, 1982 See. A Poge 7 Wisconsin Women: A Gifted Heritage' AAUW book honors notable women Fisher. Portions of that profile and those of Mother Mary Agnes Hazotte and Kate Hamilton Pier are included on this page today. The biographical sketch of Mother Mary Agnes Hazotte, a co-founder of the Sisters of St.

Agnes, was written by Sr. Margaret Lorimer CSA Joan Stebbins Des Isles, 574 S. Park authored the section on Kate Hamilton Pier. The book is available by writing to "Wisconsin Women: A Gifted Heritage," P. O.

Box 646, Neenah, Wis. 54956. It is available in hard cover at $14.95 or soft cover for $9.95. Each order must include an additional $1 .25 shipping charge. It also may be obtained locally at M'Ellens Bookshop at Cobblestone Square.

Four women with Fond du Lac connections are among 300 women honored with a new book which was released recently by American Association of University Women as part of the group's centennial celebration. "Wisconsin Women: A Gifted Heritage" devotes some of its 4:328 pages to a Fond du Lac woman of the present Ellen Benson Humleker and two Fond du Lac women of the past Kate Hamilton Pier and Mother Mary Agnes Hazotte. 1 Madame Liane Kuony, another woman with Fond du Lac connections, is included also. They are -women who are significant for what they accomplished in the context of their times, says the foreward. "They are more than a parade of notable women they are pages in the life of America." Mrs.

Humleker, who resides at 165 15th called inclusion in the volume "an extreme honor" and said she is thrilled. The chapter on Mrs. Humleker was researched and written by local AAUW president Mary D. Mrs. Humleker serves city Hazotte story inspires sisters two girls.

While they were attending school, she became involved in many school activities, including PTA. In 1957 she became a candidate for the Board of Education and won election. With support and assistance from her family, she served two more terms. She was Board president from 1959 to 1962. She returned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1966.

She received her masters degree in nutrition the following year and joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh School of Nursing. She taught there for 13 years until her retirement. Meanwhile in 1970 Ellen Humleker won election to the city council. Two years later she announced that she would not see a second term. Phone calls and messages soon began pouring in, asking her to reconsider her decision.

Reconsider she did; she was re-elected and voted president for three years, making her the first woman to hold that office in Fond du Lac. Her decision to retire from teaching came in 1980. In Juhe of that year, Associate Professor Emeritus Ellen B. Humleker drove away fromthe Universityof Wisconsin-Oshkosh for the last time. Retirement, however, did not bring a retirement from her un-squelchable energy and involvement in civic commitments.

This is an excerpt from "Wisconsin Women: A Gifted Heritage." Mary Fischer is president of the local AAUW. She resides at 913 Golf-Vu Drive. By MARY D.FISCHER "Don't worry about those things about which you can do nothing. If you can do something about a problem then do it. Gustave Benson These words, spoken often during Ellen Benson Humleker's childhood were to be an important influence on her adult life.

She was born Feb. 2, 1918 in Madison, the oldest of three children of Mabel and Gustave Benson. Ellen spent her childhood at the family home on Lake Monona where her determination to achieve was nurtured. She was graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. On June 6, 1941, Ellen Benson was married to Andrew Humleker.

In 1946 they moved to Andrew's home town of Fond du Lac, where he went to work for Sterling Lumber Company and where she began her career of community involvement. The next several years were to be busy ones for Ellen, raising her family of two boys and Reporter Photo by Ted Kremer Mrs. Humleker honored on Mrs. Humleker, who served terms as president of Fond du Lac Board of Education and Fond du Lac Common Council, was written by Mary D. Fischer, current president of the local AAUW chapter.

Ellen B. Humleker, 165 15th is among 300 Wisconsin honored with Inclusion in the biographical collection, "Wisconsin Women: A Gifted Heritage," published recently to commemorate the centennial year of American Association of University Women. The section Mw i A as wmver saie Because of the heavy snow bitter cold each weekend in January, many were not able to toke advantage of our great sale. That's why you will find that there are hundreds more big clearance tags for this February sale. All furniture, storewide is at least 10 of.

PLUS "5 By SISTER MARGARET LORIMER CSA A year before Wisconsin became a state, on May 7, iAnna Mary Hazotte was born in Buffalo, N.Y. This youngest of -seven children was to become of one of the earliest American religious societies for women, a pioneer -educator and a leader in providing health care in Wisconsin. i From the time Anna Mary five, the Hazotte family was shattered by a series of devastating losses. Her 17- year-old brother died, followed I by an older sister, and then her father and oldest sister. When Anna Mary was 13, her mother died.

The four remaining children were determined to stay together, supported by the two boys. When Anna Mary was 15, she was invited to visit a friend who had joined a newly-formed religious community in Barton (now part of West Bend). The society had been founded by "Father Casper Rehrl and nam- ed after the young Roman mar-l tyr St. Agnes. July 2, 1863 Anna Mary was admitted to the society and I given the name of Mary Agnes.

The following year, when she I was scarcely 18 years old, she was elected Superior of the Society, a position she was to maintain until her death 41 years later. As the little community became better known, bishops and pastors began to request Sisters to teach, to play the organ, to direct choirs anything to help the overworked priests. In 1879, Mother Agnes sent her Sisters as far as Kansas and Texas. In spite of adversities, young women kept coming to join the community. Sisters went out to schools in Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kansas.

In Fond du Lac they built Boyle Home for the Aged; Boyle Hall, a sanatarium; and St. Agnes Hospital. In 1889 they undertook the management of Leo House in New York, a shelter for newly-arrived immigrants. In 1880 the Society of St. Agnes became a recognized Congregation in the Catholic Church.

By the time of her death at age 58, Mother Mary Agnes was responsible for 206 Sisters and 79 missions, 39 in Wisconsin. Her community still thrives today. This excerpt from the biography of Mother Mary Agnes was written by Sr. Margaret Lorimer CSA for inclusion in the book, "Wisconsin Women: A Gifted Heritage." Sr. Margaret is chairperson of the Department of Social Behavioral Sciences at Marian College.

Kate Pier's 'diary' traces success HENREDON Dining, Bedroom and Living Room Wood. HENREDON Conover, Dansen, M' Contemporary Sofas, Sectionals, Chairs. 20 OFF $15 OFF Don't wait a day. Come in TODAY and discover the great bargains on three full floors at your SHOWPLACE Store in downtown OSHKOSl-L Harriet to the court here and they have been admitted to the bar. We are now one-half of the women attorneys in the state.

SEPT. 20, 1892, Milwaukee I have been appointed circuit Court Commissioner in the county of Milwaukee, the first and only woman holding that position in the United States! POSTSCRIPT BY DAUGHTERS Our dear mother died June 23, 1925 at the family home in Fond du Lac. She was 80 years old, a venerable age and a venerable woman. She was laid to rest in the Hamilton plot in Reinzi Cemetary, 59 years to the, day since she and Father were married. This biographical diary was by AAUW member Joan Stebbins Des Isles, Is included in "Wisconsin Women: A Gifted Heritage." Mrs.

Des Isles resides at 574 S. Park Ave. By JOAN DES ISLES These excerpts are taken from the imaginary diary of Kate Hamilton Pier. JUNE 22, 1853, Burlington, Vermont. I just turned eight years old today and I'm so excited.

Tomorrow our family is leaving for a new state and a new life a thousand miles from where I was born. Father knows some people who are living in Fond du Lac where we are going so it won't be quite so strange. I'm not afraid, but I'll miss my borne. AUG. 1,1953, Fond du Lac The Hamilton family is getting settled at last here in this wilderness called Wisconsin.

Thre are several other Vermont families here. One is the Pier family with five children, including twins, a boy and girl. 'The boy, Colwert Kendall, is four years older than I am but, even so, he is very nice to me. graduated from Fond du Lac High School. I am going to teach school in the Town of Empire next fall for $6 a month plus room and board.

The boys are going off to fight in the Union army. The first man in Fond du Lac to enlist was Colwert Pier. We have become good friends and he has asked me to write to him. APRIL 16, 1865, Fond du Lac The War Between the States is over at last. I hope Colwert will soon be home.

He has been stydying law in Albany, N.Y., after fulfilling his term of enlistment. He intends to practice law here. I wonder if he will ask me to marry him? JUNE 25, 1866, Fond du Lac Our wedding day! Today I bcome the wife of Lieutenant Col. Colwert Kendall Pier. I wonder where life will lead us in the next Colwert is busy in this fast-growing city with his law prac PSYCHOLOGY TODAY him in handling his property.

1871, Fond du Lac My father is dead. How I shall miss him. There seems to be on one in the family except me who can take over Father's real estate business and manage his land. 1879, Fond du Lac Colwert and I have four daughters, Kate Hamilton, Mary, Harriet and Caroline. We are living in the Pier homestead south of town built more than 30 vers ago by Col-wert's father, Edward Pier.

JUNE 15, 1896, Fond du Lac Kate has graduated from high school and wants to go to the University in Madison to study law. I am thinking of going with her. I don't think she should be down thre alone. Besides, I could benefit from studying law, too. It would help me in taking care of our real estate.

JUNE 22, 1887, Madison We have graduated, my daughter Kate and 1. Imagine, I am 42 today with a college diploma for a birthday present! We are going back to Fond du Lc and will open a law office. OCTOBER 15, 1888, Milwaukee We opened a law office here after practicing law in Fond du Lac for a year. We are keeping our home in Fond du Lac so that we can go back to visit and continue to oversee our properties. JUNE 25, 1891, Madison Caroline and Harriet have completed the law course at the University and will join us in.

our Milwaukee office. JUNE 26, 1891, Milwaukee Kate presented Caroline and 15 531 N. Main St. Downtown Oshkosh Phone 233-2330 june. 22, 1862, ona au Lac tice and real estate holdings.

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