April 21, 1859: Belle La Follette, wife of politician Robert La Follette, was born in Juneau County. She was a classmate of her future husband at the University of Wisconsin, graduated in 1879 and became the first woman to receive a law degree, 1885, from the University Law School. She advised her husband on cases, legislation and politics. She was a lifelong worker for women's suffrage and other equal rights for women.