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Mary Stewart Carey

(Mar. 5, 1859-June 14, 1938). Born in Greensburg, Indiana, Mary Stewart Carey and her family moved to Indianapolis in 1862,… Read More »Mary Stewart Carey

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

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

Lillian Haydon Childress Hall

(Feb. 24, 1889–Apr. 23, 1958). Born in Louisville, Kentucky, to George and Elizabeth Wintersmith Haydon, Lillian Childress Hall became Indiana’s… Read More »Lillian Haydon Childress Hall

Harrison Center

The Harrison Center is a nonprofit community arts center, cultural promoter, and neighborhood activist organization located in the historic Old… Read More »Harrison Center

Indianapolis Public Library

The best-known early efforts to foster reading and libraries in Indianapolis were the Union Sabbath School founded in 1823; the… Read More »Indianapolis Public Library

Indianapolis Woman’s Club

The Indianapolis Woman’s Club (IWC) was founded on February 18, 1875, making it one of the oldest and longest-running clubs… Read More »Indianapolis Woman’s Club

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

Paul Laurence Dunbar Library Branch

Although the Indianapolis Public Library was founded in 1873 with an official policy that proclaimed it “open to all,” segregation… Read More »Paul Laurence Dunbar Library Branch

Propylaeum

The term Propylaeum refers to two buildings and an organization. A committee of seven women met on April 30, 1888,… Read More »Propylaeum

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