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… Read More »100 Black Women of Indianapolis, Inc.
Anna Margaret Ross Alexander (Nov. 17, 1913-Feb. 16, 1995). Anna Margaret Ross Alexander was born in Lafayette, Indiana, to Linn Carhahan Ross and Gladys… Read More »Anna Margaret Ross Alexander
Kay Debow Alford (Dec. 12, 1957 – July 19, 2021). Kayanne DeBow Alford, known as “Kay,” was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Charles… 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… Read More »Carolyn (Carrie) Barnes
Business and Professional Women’s Club The Business and Professional Women’s (BPW) Club was organized on May 1, 1935, as an offshoot of the , a… Read More »Business and Professional Women’s Club
Church Women United In 1898 a group of church women headed by Mrs. J. D. Forest and Mrs. W. H. H. Shank issued… Read More »Church Women United
Grace Giddings Julian Clarke (Sept. 11, 1865-June 18, 1938). Grace Julian was born in Centerville, Indiana, the daughter of , abolitionist congressman from Indiana,… Read More »Grace Giddings Julian Clarke
Edith Whitehill Hinkel Clowes (Sept. 21, 1885-May 22, 1968). Philanthropist and patron of the arts, Edith Whitehill Hinkel was born in Buffalo, New York,… Read More »Edith Whitehill Hinkel Clowes
Betty Cockrum (Mar. 25, 1953-May 17, 2020). Born in Wolcottville, Indiana, to Moyne and Hyacinth Fuller, Betty Lou Fuller Cockrum attended Ball… Read More »Betty Cockrum
Christel DeHaan (Oct. 20, 1942-June 6, 2020). Christel DeHaan was a German-born Indianapolis philanthropist who cofounded and, upon its sale in 1996,… Read More »Christel DeHaan
