Norways Hospital In 1898, Norways Sanitarium became the second private psychiatric hospital established in Indianapolis. The hospital’s name, which was later changed… Read More »Norways Hospital
Marguerite Lilly Noyes (Mar. 1, 1884-May 17, 1973). Marguerite Lilly was born in Indianapolis to Rosalie Belle McGuin and Evan Frost Lilly, a… Read More »Marguerite Lilly Noyes
Nursing Professional nursing in the United States dates back to the last quarter of the 19th century. Before that time religious… Read More »Nursing
Madge Augustine Oberholtzer (Nov. 10, 1896 – Apr. 14, 1925). Born in Clay City, Indiana, Madge Augustine Oberholtzer moved to the prominent neighborhood… Read More »Madge Augustine Oberholtzer
Ruth Page (Mar. 22, 1899-Apr. 4, 1991). The daughter of Indianapolis otolaryngologist Lafayette Page and pianist Mary Irvine Page, Ruth Page studied… Read More »Ruth Page
Paul Laurence Dunbar Library Branch Although the was founded in 1873 with an official policy that proclaimed it “open to all,” segregation in the (IPS)… Read More »Paul Laurence Dunbar Library Branch
Yvonne Perkins (Apr. 14, 1950 – Nov. 10, 2016). Yvonne Perkins was born to Leander O. Perkins and Naomi Coleman Perkins in… Read More »Yvonne Perkins
Betty Perry (Aug 8,1948 -Feb. 11, 2022). Perry was born in Brooklyn, New York, as Betty Jo-Ann Montgomery. She was the oldest… Read More »Betty Perry
Phyllis Wheatley YWCA The established a branch in Indianapolis in 1895, but African Americans could not attend or belong. Minnie Whitaker sought to… Read More »Phyllis Wheatley YWCA
Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky traces its roots to the early 1930s when Birth Control Leagues opened across the… Read More »Planned Parenthood
