May Frances Aufderheide (May 21, 1888-Sept. 1, 1972). Daughter of John Henry and Lucy Deel Aufderheide of Indianapolis, May was raised in a middle-class family. Her father owned the successful Commonwealth Loan Company… Read More »May Frances Aufderheide
Arcada Campbell Stark Balz (Dec. 31, 1879-Aug. 18, 1973). Born in Morgan County on a farm near Bloomington, Indiana, Arcada Stark’s family moved to Colorado and Kansas before settling in Indianapolis. She attended Manual… Read More »Arcada Campbell Stark Balz
Mary Ritter Beard (Aug. 5, 1876-Aug. 14, 1958). Mary Ritter was born into an affluent and education-minded Methodist family in Indianapolis. Her father, Eli Foster Ritter, was a lawyer with a strong temperance… Read More »Mary Ritter Beard
Ruth Pratt Bobbs (Sept. 3, 1884-Jan. 15, 1973). Ruth Pratt Bobbs was born in Indianapolis. The daughter of Julius Fisher Pratt and Mary Ann Smith, she attended boarding schools abroad in Paris and… Read More »Ruth Pratt Bobbs
Sarah T. Bolton (Dec. 18, 1814-Aug. 4, 1893). Born Sarah Tittle Barrett at Newport Barracks, Kentucky, she moved with her family to Indiana when she was three. When she was 13 years old,… Read More »Sarah T. Bolton
Mary Elizabeth Bostwick (Feb. 11, 1886-July 29, 1959). Bostwick was born in Denver, Colorado. After dropping out of high school, she got her start in journalism in 1903 at the Denver Post, known… Read More »Mary Elizabeth Bostwick
Janet Payne Bowles (June 29, 1873 -July 18, 1948). Born in Indianapolis, Bowles graduated from Indianapolis (later Shortridge High School) in 1890. After her marriage in 1895 to Joseph Moore Bowles, a graphic… Read More »Janet Payne Bowles
Genevieve Brown (ca 1885-Aug. 4, 1970). A native of Winamac, Indiana, Brown graduated from Monticello High School and Indiana University and subsequently attended Indiana University Law School. A member of the Indiana… Read More »Genevieve Brown
Jessica Christian Brown (Oct. 2, 1875-Jan. 10, 1941). A native of Madison, Indiana, Jessica Christian moved to Indianapolis in 1890 with her parents. Following graduation from Shortridge High School, she attended Butler University… Read More »Jessica Christian Brown
Ardath Yates Burkhart (Sept. 2, 1905-Dec. 8, 1983). Ardath Yates was born in Vincent and grew up in Oaktown, Indiana. She graduated from DePauw University in 1927 with a BS in Music and… Read More »Ardath Yates Burkhart
