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| 1900 | Bob, Sr., wins nomination and election as Republican governor; will do so again in 1902 and 1904. Serves as governor from January 1901 through December 1905. Fights for open primaries, business regulation, and conservation | ||
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| 1905 | After election by State Legislature, Bob, Sr., takes seat in December in U.S. Senate. Will serve until his death in 1925. Will establish reputation fighting for regulation of banking and railroads and other progressive causes. | ||
 Senator LaFollette 1906 |
 Belle LaFollette w/sons Bob & Phil 1906 |
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| 1909 | Bob, Sr., founds La Follette's Weekly Magazine, which will later (1929) become The Progressive. | ||
| 1909 | Belle begins writing career, with regular column in La Follette's Weekly Magazine | ||
 Fola, Phillip, Robert & Mary LaFollette |
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| 1911 | Fola, an actress, stars in Broadway show, "The Scarecrow" | ||
| 1912 | Bob, Sr., makes failed bid for Republican presidential nomination | ||
| 1914 | Belle tours and speaks on behalf of votes for women; so does Fola. Belle also writing articles on behalf of peace, desegregation, and other progressive causes | ||
 Suffrage Parade Washington D.C. 1913 |
 Belle in Blue Mounds, Wisc. 1915 |
 LaFollette w/ Andrew Fureseth & Lincoln Steffans |
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| 1917 | Family ostracized due to Bob, Sr.'s opposition to World War I | ||
| 1919 | Nineteenth Amendment (woman suffrage) passes the Senate June 4; Wisconsin becomes the first state to ratify just six day later. | ||
| 1924 | Bob, Sr., runs as an Independent Progressive for president. Wins Wisconsin electoral vote and 5-6 million popular votes | ||
 LaFollette in Brillion, Wisc. |
 
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| 1925 | Bob, Sr., dies and is buried in the family plot at Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison. Interim appointment in the Senate offered to Belle; she refuses and Bob, Jr., is named. Will complete father's term in 1928, then win election three more times. | ||
 Bob and Belle 1925 |
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| 1931 | Belle dies | ||