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by Ashley Petry (Author)
Celebrate the ingenious, pioneering, and creative women who made the Circle City what it is today.
A diverse group of incredible women shaped Indianapolis as we know it today. But they've often been omitted from its history books--until now. These women include Civil War heroes, suffragist leaders, trailblazing educators like Eliza Blaker, famed entrepreneurs like Madam C.J. Walker and Christel DeHaan, and unsung heroes like Madge Oberholtzer. Women founded community cornerstones like the Indianapolis Museum of Art and the Children's Museum. One Indianapolis woman was the "mother of science fiction," one wrote every episode of I Love Lucy, and another was a palm reader with a celebrity clientele. Other women in the Circle City have been pioneering athletes, trend-setting artists, and fierce community organizers, including the woman who saved the Indiana Pacers.
Author and lifelong Hoosier Ashley Petry celebrates these amazing women.
Author Biography
Ashley Petry is an Indianapolis native and the award-winning author of four previous books about her hometown: Amazing Indianapolis, Indianapolis: An Illustrated Timeline, 100 Things to Do in Indianapolis Before You Die, and Secret Indianapolis: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure. She has 20 years of experience as a freelance writer specializing in Midwest travel, food and drink, history, and the arts. Find her at ashleypetry.com.
