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American Association of University Women 

The American Collegiate Association (ACA) was founded in 1881 by Marion Talbot and Ellen Swallow Richards to provide women with greater access to higher education and careers. The organization’s purpose… Read More »American Association of University Women 

Americanization Programs in Schools

Americanization programs were aimed at socializing immigrants and their children to the norms of middle-class, native-born Americans. That Americanization was one of the early purposes of free, public education can… Read More »Americanization Programs in Schools

Arsenal Technical High School

Formerly a military arsenal from 1864 to 1903, Arsenal Technical High School opened as a public high school in 1912. Its use as a school began in 1904 when a… Read More »Arsenal Technical High School

Eliza Ann Blaker

(Mar. 4, 1854-Dec. 4, 1926). A native of Philadelphia, Blaker graduated from that city’s Girls’ Normal School and, in 1880, from the Centennial Kindergarten Training School, the first of its… Read More »Eliza Ann Blaker

Bradford Woods

Bradford Woods is located on roughly 2,500 acres of heavily wooded land located in Clay Township in the southwestern corner of Morgan County, Indiana, about 28 miles southeast of Indianapolis.… Read More »Bradford Woods

Demarchus Clariton Brown

(June 24, 1857-Aug. 22, 1926). A lifelong resident of Indianapolis, Brown was the brother of Hilton U. Brown, general manager of the Indianapolis News. After graduating from Butler University in… Read More »Demarchus Clariton Brown

Hilton Ultimus Brown

(Feb. 20, 1859-Sept. 20, 1958). Hilton Ultimus Brown, an Indianapolis native, received a B.A. in 1880 and an M.A. in 1882 from Butler University. In 1881, after one year as… Read More »Hilton Ultimus Brown

Jessica Christian Brown

(Oct. 2, 1875-Jan. 10, 1941). A native of Madison, Indiana, Jessica Christian moved to Indianapolis in 1890 with her parents. Following graduation from Shortridge High School, she attended Butler University… Read More »Jessica Christian Brown

Butler Ballet

Butler Ballet is the pre-professional performing ensemble of the Department of Dance, Jordan College Of The Arts, Butler University. The dance program is consistently ranked as one of the top… Read More »Butler Ballet

Butler University

Butler University occupies more than 300 acres along the east bank of the white river and the central canal, combining the educational and cultural advantages of an urban area with… Read More »Butler University

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