Arcada Campbell Stark Balz (Dec. 31, 1879-Aug. 18, 1973). Born in Morgan County on a farm near Bloomington, Indiana, Arcada Stark’s family moved to… Read More »Arcada Campbell Stark Balz
Julia May Carson (July 8, 1938-Dec. 15, 2007). Julia May Carson was the only child of an unwed mother. Born in Louisville, Kentucky,… Read More »Julia May Carson
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
Harriette Bailey Conn (Sept. 22, 1922- Aug. 21, 1981). Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Harriette Vesta Bailey Conn graduated from and Talladega College, where… Read More »Harriette Bailey Conn
Feminist Movement (1960–1985) In the years since ratification of the 19th Amendment, no period saw more discussion of the status of women than… Read More »Feminist Movement (1960–1985)
Greater Indianapolis Women’s Political Caucus In February 1972, 17 women active in civic affairs met to organize an Indianapolis chapter that would discuss political issues… Read More »Greater Indianapolis Women’s Political Caucus
Katharine Croan Greenough (Sept. 8, 1888-Dec. 12, 1977). Katharine Foster Croan was born in Shenandoah, Iowa, and grew up in , Indiana. Katharine… Read More »Katharine Croan Greenough
Mary Donovan Hapgood (1886-June 24, 1973). Mary Donovan Hapgood was born in North Brookfield, Massachusetts. She graduated from the University of Michigan in… Read More »Mary Donovan Hapgood
Z. Mae Jimison (June 29, 1943 – Mar. 5, 2008). Judge Zilthia Mae “Z. Mae” Perkins Jimison was a trailblazer and pioneer in… Read More »Z. Mae Jimison
Bess Robbins Kaufman (Jan. 9, 1905-May 3, 1961). A native of Anderson, Indiana, Bess Robbins came to Indianapolis as a young girl. She… Read More »Bess Robbins Kaufman
