Hoosier Women Activists
Activists have long paved the way forward into a brighter future for all those around them. This Discover Indiana tour introduces you to a group women women ac…
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Eva Korlocation_fill(ATTENTION: This page discusses the Holocaust and includes some graphic information.) Eva Mozes Kor was a Hol…
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Mother Theodore Guerinlocation_fillMother Théodore Guérin was born Anne-Thérèse Guérin on October 2, 1798, in France. She founded the Sisters of … -
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Barbara Boydlocation_fill“You have a great day and stay on top of the world.” This iconic sign off by Indiana’s first Black woman broad… -
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May Wright Sewalllocation_fillMay Wright Sewall, born May 27, 1844, was an influential force in the battle for women’s suffrage and equal ri… -
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Mary Birdsalllocation_fillMary Thistlewaite Birdsall was a suffragist and advocate of women’s rights in Indiana during the mid-19th cent… -
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Zitkála-Šálocation_fillZitkála-Šá, meaning Red Bird in Lakota, was a writer and Native American rights activist. Also known as Gertud… -
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Albion Fellows Baconlocation_fillAlbion Fellows Bacon was born on April 8, 1865, in Evansville, Indiana. Throughout her life she championed man… -
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Rhoda Coffinlocation_fill(ATTENTION: this page discusses physical, mental, and sexual abuse in prison systems) Rhoda Johnson Coffin, b…
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