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National League of American Pen Women

Grace Porterfield Polk founded the organization as the Indiana Branch of National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW) in 1923.… Read More »National League of American Pen Women

Nancy Noël

(Oct. 29, 1945-Aug. 16, 2020). Born in and raised in Indianapolis, Nancy Noël was the daughter of Jerome Noël and… Read More »Nancy Noël

The Portfolio Club

The Portfolio Club

The Portfolio is one of Indianapolis’s oldest, continuously active social clubs. It was organized in 1890 at the suggestion of… Read More »The Portfolio Club

Myra Reynolds Richards

Myra Reynolds Richards

(Jan. 31, 1882-Dec. 28, 1934). Born in Indianapolis, Richards studied art at the under painter and sculptor . From 1918… Read More »Myra Reynolds Richards

Roda E. Selleck

Roda E. Selleck

(Sept. 6, 1848-Nov. 15, 1924). Born in Utica, Michigan, Roda E. Selleck was the daughter of Franklin and Elizabeth Knight… Read More »Roda E. Selleck

Lois Main Templeton

Lois Main Templeton

(Jan. 16, 1928– Nov. 7, 2018). Lois Main Templeton was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and later lived in San Francisco… Read More »Lois Main Templeton

Marie Childs Todd

Marie Childs Todd

(Apr. 23, 1871-Dec. 17, 1951). Marie Childs Todd was born in Indianapolis. She was the daughter of John Todd, an… Read More »Marie Childs Todd

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