Flower Mission The idea for this healthcare charity dates to 1876 when a group of young women took flowers to City Hospital… Read More »Flower Mission
Gallahue Plan In an attempt to help alleviate the shortage of nurses following World War II, Edward E. Gallahue, president of American… Read More »Gallahue Plan
Grand Body Of The Sisters Of Charity The Grand Body of the Sisters of Charity (GBSC), not to be confused with Catholic women’s religious orders with a… Read More »Grand Body Of The Sisters Of Charity
Indiana University School of Nursing Indiana University School of Nursing (IUSON) opened its doors in 1914 as the Indiana University Training School for Nurses. Its… Read More »Indiana University School of Nursing
Winifred Conrick Kahmann (May 24, 1894-Mar. 31, 1982). An early occupational therapist and an influential champion for the professionalization of the profession in… Read More »Winifred Conrick Kahmann
Amelia R. Keller (Jan. 12, 1871-Jan. 28, 1943). One of the first women physicians to practice in Indianapolis, Keller was born in Cleveland,… Read More »Amelia R. Keller
Helene Elise Hermine Knabe (Dec. 22, 1875-Oct. 24, 1911). Raised in Rügenwalder-Münde (then in Prussia, now Darlowko/Darlowo, Poland), Knabe lost her parents early in… Read More »Helene Elise Hermine Knabe
Doris Honig Merritt (July 16, 1923-April 12, 2022). Born in New York City, Doris Merritt was the daughter of Haron and Lillian Honig.… Read More »Doris Honig Merritt
Neuronhurst In 1888 Dr. William Fletcher, son of Indianapolis pioneer opened W. B. Fletcher’s Sanitorium (later renamed Neuronhurst), the first private… Read More »Neuronhurst
Norways Hospital In 1898, Norways Sanitarium became the second private psychiatric hospital established in Indianapolis. The hospital’s name, which was later changed… Read More »Norways Hospital
