Women’s Rights and Suffrage The first Conference on Women’s Rights took place in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848. Its primary issues of women’s… Read More »Women’s Rights and Suffrage
Women’s Christian Temperance Union Women founded the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) in 1874 in Hillsboro, Ohio, with the initial purpose to promote abstinence… Read More »Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Adolph Gustav Wolter (Sept. 7, 1903- Oct. 15, 1980). Adolph Gustav Wolter was born in Reutlingen, Germany, and attended the Academy of Fine… Read More »Adolph Gustav Wolter
Winona Memorial Hospital Winona Memorial Hospital, known then as Memorial Clinic, opened its doors to patients in 1956. The Glossbrenner mansion, 3202 North… Read More »Winona Memorial Hospital
Jungclaus-Campbell Company The Jungclaus-Campbell Company is the oldest general contractor in Indianapolis and one of the oldest in the nation. It has… Read More »Jungclaus-Campbell Company
Wholesale District Bounded by Maryland, Delaware, and South streets and Capitol Avenue, the Wholesale District grew up around . Its proximity to… Read More »Wholesale District
White River The White River begins in Randolph County and flows through 362 miles of Central and Southern Indiana before meeting up… Read More »White River
Wheeler Mission Ministries In 1893, William V. Wheeler, a sales manager for the hardware firm of Layman and Carey, opened an unpretentious mission… Read More »Wheeler Mission Ministries
Walther Cancer Foundation In 1985, Dr. Joseph E. Walther sold the and used the $37 million in proceeds to establish the Walther Medical… Read More »Walther Cancer Foundation
Vietnam War The Vietnam War divided Indianapolis as no conflict had since the Civil War. The city experienced its first antiwar demonstrations… Read More »Vietnam War
