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Mildred Sartor Compton
Mildred Sartor Compton

(July 18, 1917-Aug. 8, 1993). Born in Bicknell, Indiana, Mildred Compton earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in chemistry at the… Read More »Mildred Sartor Compton

Nebraska Cropsey
Nebraska Cropsey

(July 4, 1845-Mar. 9, 1916). Nebraska Cropsey served as assistant superintendent of the for the primary grades and one of… Read More »Nebraska Cropsey

Grace Blaisdell Golden
Grace Blaisdell Golden

(June 14, 1899-Jan. 11, 1966). The daughter of Charles C. and Hattie Mabrey Blaisdell, Grace Blaisdell Golden was born in… Read More »Grace Blaisdell Golden

Indiana High School Athletic Association 
Indiana High School Athletic Association 

In 1899, a meeting in Indianapolis of high school principals from eight Indiana cities resulted in the formation of the… Read More »Indiana High School Athletic Association 

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

Edna Martin
Edna Martin

Edna Martin was born as Edna Mae Barnes on November 25, 1897 on a farm near Mount Vernon. The previous… Read More »Edna Martin

Sara Messing Stern
Sara Messing Stern

Sara Messing Stern was a lifelong community advocate for Progressive reform, women’s suffrage, and civil rights. She used her upper-middle-class… Read More »Sara Messing Stern

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