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A selection of subjects that provide an interesting look at Indianapolis and Hoosiers.

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Women in Politics
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
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

Women in the Professions and Business
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

Women’s Education
Women’s Education

Since the early 19th century, the methods and goals of women’s education in America have reflected dominant societal definitions of… Read More »Women’s Education

Women’s Rights and Suffrage
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

Wonder Bread
Wonder Bread

Taggart Baking Company debuted a new bread with a mysterious advertisement that first showed up in on May 18, 1921.… Read More »Wonder Bread

Wooton Patent Desks
Wooton Patent Desks

The elaborately crafted Wooton Patent Desk was the creation of William S. Wooton who, along with his furniture expertise, was… Read More »Wooton Patent Desks

Work Force
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

Zoning
Zoning

Although Indianapolis already had some authority to regulate against factories in residential areas by 1905, a 1921 state law gave… Read More »Zoning

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