100 Black Women of Indianapolis, Inc. In New York City, 24 Black women began meeting in their homes in 1970 to assess the problems and opportunities left from the 1960s. The women formed the Coalition of… Read More »100 Black Women of Indianapolis, Inc.
Kay Debow Alford (Dec. 12, 1957 – July 19, 2021). Kayanne DeBow Alford, known as “Kay,” was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Charles DeBow Jr. and Aurelia Jane Stuart DeBow. She came from… Read More »Kay Debow Alford
Carolyn (Carrie) Barnes (Apr. 20, 1883-Apr. 26, 1918). Carrie Barnes was born in Kentucky to Lillie Peters and Charles Henry Barnes. When she was young, she moved to Denver, Colorado, with her mother,… Read More »Carolyn (Carrie) Barnes
Mary Ellen Cable (Sept. 19, 1861 -Sept. 18, 1944). Mary Ellen Cable was born and raised in Leavenworth, Kansas. She graduated from Leavenworth Teachers’ Normal School in the 1890s. She taught elementary school… Read More »Mary Ellen Cable
Julia May Carson (July 8, 1938-Dec. 15, 2007). Julia May Carson was the only child of an unwed mother. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, she moved to Indianapolis in 1939. Growing up in the… Read More »Julia May Carson
Mattie Rice Coney (May 30, 1909-August 5, 1988). Mattie Rice Coney was an Indianapolis schoolteacher and Black civic leader who cofounded the Citizens Forum in July 1964. A Black self-help neighborhood association, the… Read More »Mattie Rice Coney
Harriette Bailey Conn (Sept. 22, 1922- Aug. 21, 1981). Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Harriette Vesta Bailey Conn graduated from CRISPUS ATTUCKS HIGH and Talladega College, where she pledged Delta Sigma Theta sorority. Returning… Read More »Harriette Bailey Conn
Frances Berry Coston (Mar. 1, 1876-July 19, 1960) Frances Berry Coston was born in Rockhold, Kentucky, located in Whitley County on the southeastern border of the Commonwealth. She graduated from Berea College, which… Read More »Frances Berry Coston
Mae Dickinson (Feb. 8, 1933-Jan. 17, 2017). Gurtha Mae Dickinson was born on February 8, 1933, in Mounds City, Illinois. She was married to Valjean L. Dickinson, who was a native of… Read More »Mae Dickinson
Mae Alice Engron (Jan. 29, 1933-May 4, 2007). An abstract artist, Engron was born in Indianapolis to Reuben and Hattie Starks and attended the Indianapolis Public Schools. After suffering injuries while working at… Read More »Mae Alice Engron
