Margaret Sturm Larson, a resident of La Crosse, Wisconsin, since 1977, graduated in 1973 from the University of Illinois with a degree in American history and literature. She is a free-lance writer who was hired by the League of Women Voters of La Crosse County to coordinate the book commemorating the 75th anniversary of women's contributions to their community since the inception of the national League of Women Voters organization in 1920. The 75th Anniversary Committee and the League's Editorial Advisory Board oversaw progress on the book and helped to enlist area young women in high school to help with some of the interviews and fact finding missions. The book was published in 1996.
