Roselyn C. Richardson (Aug. 23, 1913-July 8, 2005). African American equal rights activist Roselyn Comer Richardson was born in Roberta, Georgia, in 1913.… Read More »Roselyn C. Richardson
Mary Rigg (Oct. 1, 1887-June 19, 1971). Mary Rigg was born on a farm in Grinnell, Kansas. She and her family moved… Read More »Mary Rigg
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
Saturday Evening Post Benjamin Franklin started the Saturday Evening Post in Philadelphia in 1724. It began as a weekly broadsheet newspaper that published… Read More »Saturday Evening Post
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
Cory SerVaas (June 21, 1924-Mar. 6, 2020). Physician, health educator, inventor, television personality, and journalist, Cory SerVaas was born in Pella, Iowa.… Read More »Cory SerVaas
Kenosha Sessions (Mar. 23, 1862–Jan. 27, 1947). Kenosha Sessions was born and raised in Anna, Illinois and began her teaching career there in… Read More »Kenosha Sessions
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
Shirley’s One Way Shirley’s Place was a bar and restaurant in the neighborhood of Indianapolis from October 1983 to May 1994. At the… Read More »Shirley’s One Way
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
