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Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize Throughout her life, , daughter of and great-granddaughter of founder , was fond of reading and writing poetry, something that… Read More »Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
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May Wright Sewall (May 27, 1844-July 22, 1920). Born in Greenfield, Wisconsin, May (Mary Eliza) Wright Sewall taught in school before entering North… Read More »May Wright Sewall
Grace Montgomery Showalter (Mar. 9, 1892–July 23, 1972). Grace Montgomery was born in Shelbyville, Indiana, and moved to Indianapolis after graduating from Indiana… Read More »Grace Montgomery Showalter
Avriel Shull (Feb. 9, 1931-Mar. 6, 1976). Self-taught master builder and designer of modern homes and multi-unit developments throughout central Indiana, Avriel… Read More »Avriel Shull
Sigma Gamma Rho African American educators Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little, Dorothy Hanley Whiteside, Vivian White Marbury, Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson, Hattie Mae… Read More »Sigma Gamma Rho
Sigma Theta Tau International Sigma Theta Tau International, one of the world’s largest associations in the world, had its genesis at the Indiana Training… Read More »Sigma Theta Tau International