| PART I. 1902 - 1929: Wisconsin, U.S.A. |
1902.beginnings |
1921...back in Wisconsin. |
1922 - 1924.Wisconsin Literary Magazine. |
1921 - 1925.pieces of UW-Madison life. |
1926 - 1927...life style changes. |
| PART II. 1929 - 1943: Germany. |
1929...easing into life in Germany. |
1920s & 1930s.a passion for the literary. |
1939 - 1941.foreshadowing of danger. |
1942.Arvid's parting. |
1943.Mildred's parting. |
| PART III. 1943 - Present: |
Late 1940s.a memorial's failed attempt. a relative's story. a friend's poem. the media's slant. the FBI's files. |
1970s - Present.media recognition. |
Present Day.memorials remember. |
PART I.
1902 - 1929: Wisconsin, U.S.A.
1921 - 1925. pieces of UW-Madison life.
Besides being involved in a group called the "Friday-nighters", she was a member of the French club (1924 Badger Yearbook). She became friends with Clara Leiser, who would later head the unsuccessful fight for a memorial to Mildred, as well as begin a poem in salute to Mildred and Arvid Harnack which has remained unfinished to this day.
[Photograph] Clara Leiser, (year unknown) Photograph courtesy of Shareen Blair Brysac |
[Yearbook, page 548] French Club yearbook picture: Mildred Fish (top row, second from right) Badger Yearbook 1924, page 548. Courtesy of UW-Madison Archives |
[Yearbook, page 55] College of Letters and Science yearbook picture: Mildred Fish (second row, second from right) Badger Yearbook 1925, page 55. Courtesy of UW-Madison Archives |
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