Virginia B. Hart (July 19, 1914 – March 24, 2007) was an American politician and the first female cabinet member in Wisconsin.
Hart joined a small group to reorganize the Democratic Party of Wisconsin and became its first executive secretary.
Hart was an instructor at the Wisconsin School for Workers during the late 1940s and a member of the Madison Citizens for Fair Housing from 1950 to 1964.
In 1973, Hart was appointed as Wisconsin's Secretary of the Department of Regulations and Licensing by Governor Patrick J.
[4] The Governor of Wisconsin's Virginia Hart Special Recognition Award is named in her honor.