Encyclopedia of Indianapolis

News Broadcasting

In November 1924, the city’s first permanent radio station, , devoted its introductory night of operation to election returns. However,… Read More »News Broadcasting

Women in the Professions and Business

Homemaking and farming were the first occupations of pioneering Indianapolis women who settled in the city along with men in… Read More »Women in the Professions and Business

Religious Broadcasting

Religious programs were part of the broadcast schedules of many of the country’s first radio stations. Locally, one of the… Read More »Religious Broadcasting

Teacher Unions

Two fundamentally different national organizations serve as advocates for educators’ interests. The National Education Association (NEA) is open to all… Read More »Teacher Unions

Marian University Mansions

, , and , partners in the creation of the , each built or remodeled homes in the 3200 block… Read More »Marian University Mansions

Work Force

Founded in the first two decades of the 19th century, Indianapolis remained a small town until the late 1840s. Business… Read More »Work Force

Feminist Movement (1960–1985)

In the years since ratification of the 19th Amendment, no period saw more discussion of the status of women than… Read More »Feminist Movement (1960–1985)

Book Trade

Since the middle of the 19th century, Indianapolis has had important associations with the book world—for its publishers, book designers,… Read More »Book Trade