Edna Balz Lacy (Sept. 21, 1906-Dec. 30, 1991). A native of Indianapolis, Lacy graduated from and later earned a B.A. in education from… Read More »Edna Balz Lacy
Julia E. Landers (June 19, 1874-Apr. 12, 1953). A native of Indianapolis, Landers was born in her family home at 802 North Pennsylvania,… Read More »Julia E. Landers
Pauline (Polly) Jontz Lennon (Oct. 26, 1928-Aug. 25, 2015). Pauline Jontz Lennon (née Prather) was born on October 26, 1928, in Ohio. She spent… Read More »Pauline (Polly) Jontz Lennon
Violet Temple Lewis (May 27, 1897-Mar. 22, 1968). Violet Temple Lewis was born in Lima, Ohio, to William David Harrison and Eva Brown… Read More »Violet Temple Lewis
Ruth Lilly (Aug. 2, 1915-Dec. 30, 2009). Ruth Lilly was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, to and Ruth Brinkmeyer Lilly. Her father was… Read More »Ruth Lilly
Cheney Lively (ca. 1790s-1858). Cheney Lively (also spelled Chaney, Chany, China, or Chinny) may have been the city’s first permanent African American… Read More »Cheney Lively
Daisy Lloyd (Oct. 15, 1923-May 15, 2019). Daisy Dorothy Riley Lloyd was born in Lawrence, Kansas, to Hiram and Nettie Henrie Riley.… Read More »Daisy Lloyd
Charles J. and Dorothy B. Lynn Charles J. Lynn (Jan. 17, 1874-Sept. 22, 1958) and Dorothy Jane Black Lynn (July 14, 1902-July 19, 1989). Charles Jackson… Read More »Charles J. and Dorothy B. Lynn
Marjorie Main (Feb. 24, 1890–Apr. 10, 1975). Born near , Indiana, Marjorie Main was a film and stage actress with over 80… Read More »Marjorie Main
Nancy McCann Martens (May 27, 1881-Sept. 11, 1940). The impresario who brought classical music and dance to Indianapolis during the 1930s, Nancy McCann… Read More »Nancy McCann Martens