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Arcada Campbell Stark Balz
Arcada Campbell Stark Balz

Born on December 31, 1879 in Morgan County on a farm near Bloomington, Indiana, Arcada Stark’s family moved to Colorado… Read More »Arcada Campbell Stark Balz

Julia May Carson
Julia May Carson

Julia May Carson was the only child of an unwed mother. Born on July 8, 1938, in Louisville, Kentucky, she… Read More »Julia May Carson

Betty Cockrum
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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

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