Urban Legends Folklore and urban legends manifest themselves in various genres or categories such as tales, legends, songs, beliefs, and customs. The… Read More »Urban Legends
USS Indianapolis Four U.S. Navy vessels have been named for the city of Indianapolis. The first USS Indianapolis (3865), built by the… Read More »USS Indianapolis
Vaudeville The history of vaudeville in Indianapolis parallels that of other cities. Touring shows (circuses, musicals, comedies, melodramas, burlesque shows, varieties,… Read More »Vaudeville
Vocational Education Apprenticeship remained for hundreds of years the primary method of transmitting trade skills to new practitioners. It was not until… Read More »Vocational Education
Waterways Indianapolis is home to multiple rivers and streams including its main waterway, the . The waterways of Indianapolis are part… Read More »Waterways
Wetlands Early historians described pioneer as having an abundance of swamps, bottoms, bayous and sloughs. Their accounts noted that these areas,… Read More »Wetlands
White Women’s Clubs The white women’s club movement in Indianapolis closely paralleled the white women’s club movement nationwide. After the Civil War, many… Read More »White Women’s Clubs
Women and African Americans in Public Safety Women and African Americans have made contributions to public safety in Indianapolis for well over 100 years, but their service… Read More »Women and African Americans in Public Safety
Women in Politics Throughout its long history, Indianapolis has produced many women who were at the forefront of local, state, and national politics.… Read More »Women in Politics
Women in Religion As long as there have been churches in Indianapolis, there have been churchwomen involved in religious work. In 1822 an… Read More »Women in Religion
