▁Wisconsin ▁Academy ▁in ▁Mad ison . ▁She ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁gradu ate ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Act ress ▁After ▁gradu ating , ▁La ▁Fol lette ▁acted ▁on ▁the ▁stage ▁for ▁ten ▁years , ▁marry ing ▁play w right ▁George ▁Middle ton ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁while ▁retain ing ▁her ▁ma iden ▁name . ▁She ▁appeared ▁on ▁Broadway ▁in ▁such ▁plays ▁as ▁Leo ▁Dit rich stein ' s ▁Bl uff s ▁( 1 9 0 8 ), ▁Per cy ▁Mac K aye ' s ▁The ▁Sc are c row ▁( 1 9 1 1 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Broadway ▁production ▁of ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁Trad ition . ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁suff rage ▁and ▁labor ▁activ ist ▁La ▁Fol lette ▁wrote ▁for ▁period ical s ▁in ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁( see ▁below ) ▁and ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁helping ▁her ▁mother ▁in ▁the ▁cause ▁from ▁an ▁early ▁age . ▁ ▁But ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁La ▁Fol lette ' s ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁and ▁acting ▁care ers ▁where ▁she ▁made ▁her ▁greatest ▁impact . ▁She ▁performed ▁numerous ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁one - w oman ▁play ▁How ▁the ▁V ote ▁was ▁W on , ▁first ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁she ▁appeared ▁in ▁V au dev ille ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁well - rece ived ▁suff rag ist ▁speech . ▁Anna ▁Shaw , ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁American ▁Woman