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All Women African Americans Philanthropy and Nonprofits Education Economy/Business View More...
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100 Black Women of Indianapolis, Inc.
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
Anna Margaret Ross Alexander

Anna Margaret Ross Alexander was born on November 17, 1913 in Lafayette, Indiana, to Linn Carhahan Ross and Gladys Gould… Read More »Anna Margaret Ross Alexander

Kay Debow Alford
Kay Debow Alford

Kayanne DeBow Alford, known as “Kay,” was born on December 12, 1957 in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Charles DeBow Jr. and… Read More »Kay Debow Alford

Fredonia Allen
Fredonia Allen

Fredonia Allen was the founder and principal of Indianapolis’s Tudor Hall (see ), a nationally recognized college preparatory school for… Read More »Fredonia Allen

American Association of University Women 
American Association of University Women 

The American Collegiate Association (ACA) was founded in 1881 by Marion Talbot and Ellen Swallow Richards to provide women with… Read More »American Association of University Women 

American Booksellers Association, Inc. v. Hudnut
American Booksellers Association, Inc. v. Hudnut

American Booksellers Association, Inc. v. Hudnut was an action brought against the City of Indianapolis, challenging the constitutionality of the… Read More »American Booksellers Association, Inc. v. Hudnut

May Frances Aufderheide
May Frances Aufderheide

Born on May 21, 1888 to John Henry and Lucy Deel Aufderheide of Indianapolis, May was raised in a middle-class… Read More »May Frances Aufderheide

Emma Christy Baker 
Emma Christy Baker 

Emma Christy was born on February 10, 1865 in Salem, Washington County, Indiana, to William W. Christy and Hester Shrewsberry. … Read More »Emma Christy Baker 

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

Carolyn (Carrie) Barnes
Carolyn (Carrie) Barnes

Carrie Barnes was born on April 20, 1883 in Kentucky to Lillie Peters and Charles Henry Barnes. When she was… Read More »Carolyn (Carrie) Barnes

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