Mary Angela Spink (Nov. 18, 1863-Sept. 3, 1937). Born in Washington, Indiana, Mary Angela Spink came to Indianapolis from Cincinnati in 1884 as… Read More »Mary Angela Spink
(Rose) Urbana Spink (1879-July 5, 1952). Rose Urbana Spink was born in Loogootee, Indiana to Urban and Rosanna Morgan Spink. The family moved… Read More »(Rose) Urbana Spink
Frances (Fanny) Van de Grift Stevenson (Mar. 10, 1840-Feb. 18, 1914). Fanny Van de Grift Stevenson, an Indianapolis native, attended the Third Ward School and the… Read More »Frances (Fanny) Van de Grift Stevenson
Sarah Stockton (Mar. 1842-Mar. 14, 1924) Sarah Stockton was born on a farm in Lafayette, Indiana, to pioneer settlers of Tippecanoe County.… Read More »Sarah Stockton
Ona Bryant Talbot (May, 1865-Jan. 17, 1955). Talbot was born in Richview, Illinois, while her family was en route from Iowa to Indianapolis.… Read More »Ona Bryant Talbot
Lois Main Templeton (Jan. 16, 1928– Nov. 7, 2018). Lois Main Templeton was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and later lived in San Francisco… Read More »Lois Main Templeton
Emma Lou Thornbrough (Jan. 24, 1913-Dec. 19, 1994). A life-long civil-rights activist, a professor of history at from 1946 until her retirement in… Read More »Emma Lou Thornbrough
Marie Childs Todd (Apr. 23, 1871-Dec. 17, 1951). Marie Childs Todd was born in Indianapolis. She was the daughter of John Todd, an… Read More »Marie Childs Todd
Madam C. J. Walker (Dec. 23, 1867–May 25, 1919). Madam C. J. Walker arrived in Indianapolis in February 1910, attracted by its thriving indiana… Read More »Madam C. J. Walker
Zerelda Gray Sanders Wallace (Aug. 6, 1817-Mar. 19, 1901). Born in Millersburg, Kentucky, Zerelda Gray Sanders Wallace was the eldest of five girls. Her… Read More »Zerelda Gray Sanders Wallace