Family friend Pete Christianson reflects on a half-century friendship with the accomplished centenarian, who believed ‘women power’ was the nation’s greatest untapped resource.
MADISON, Wis. — It’s Homecoming Week at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a week stepped in traditions of block parties, pep rallies, pink flamingoes on Bascom Hill and Homecoming buttons. It’s because of that last tradition that Pete Christianson stands out among alumni of the university. The Wisconsin Alumni Association has produced a Homecoming button or pin since the event began.
The Wisconsin Alumni Association has produced a Homecoming button or pin since the event began in 1911; of the 112 made, Pete Christianson has collected 102.