Merica Evans Hoagland (Apr. 7, 1858-Aug. 16, 1933). Hoagland, a native of Fort Wayne and a prominent club woman, viewed the library as… Read More »Merica Evans Hoagland
Evaline MacFarlane Rieman Holliday (June 30, 1853-January 5, 1929). Evaline Holliday (née MacFarlane) was born in Baltimore in 1853 to Alexander Rieman (1814-1888) and… Read More »Evaline MacFarlane Rieman Holliday
Z. Mae Jimison (June 29, 1943 – Mar. 5, 2008). Judge Zilthia Mae “Z. Mae” Perkins Jimison was a trailblazer and pioneer in… Read More »Z. Mae Jimison
Sandra M. Ruddick John (Sept. 3, 1932- Oct. 10, 2017). Olympic gymnast Sandra Ruddick John was born Sandra Marlene Anderson to Frank and Mary… Read More »Sandra M. Ruddick John
Winifred Conrick Kahmann (May 24, 1894-Mar. 31, 1982). An early occupational therapist and an influential champion for the professionalization of the profession in… Read More »Winifred Conrick Kahmann
Bess Robbins Kaufman (Jan. 9, 1905-May 3, 1961). A native of Anderson, Indiana, Bess Robbins came to Indianapolis as a young girl. She… Read More »Bess Robbins Kaufman
Amelia R. Keller (Jan. 12, 1871-Jan. 28, 1943). One of the first women physicians to practice in Indianapolis, Keller was born in Cleveland,… Read More »Amelia R. Keller
Susan Merrill Ketcham (June, 1841-Feb. 2, 1930). The granddaughter of , Indiana’s first state treasurer, Susan Ketcham was born in Indianapolis and received… Read More »Susan Merrill Ketcham
Helene Elise Hermine Knabe (Dec. 22, 1875-Oct. 24, 1911). Raised in Rügenwalder-Münde (then in Prussia, now Darlowko/Darlowo, Poland), Knabe lost her parents early in… Read More »Helene Elise Hermine Knabe
Florentine Wilhelmina Emma Krauch (June 12, 1877-Oct. 9, 1958). Flora Krauch was responsible for developing children’s wear merchandising methods, professional saleswomen with child welfare… Read More »Florentine Wilhelmina Emma Krauch