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THIS WEEK IN INDIANAPOLIS
1924
news stories & adverts from one hundred years ago
Compiled by Steve Barnett
Ads & Illustrations clipped by Carl Bates


Dec 17, 2024
Women to Be Left Out of Enumeration
From The Indianapolis News , Wednesday, December 17, 1924:Â Only male voters, both white and colored, will be counted to determine the...


Jul 8, 2024
Married Woman May Be Teacher in Schools Here
From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, July 9, 1924:Â Last night after lengthy discussion, the Indianapolis board of school...


Apr 19, 2024
BLUE TRIANGLE HALL, Y.W.C.A. GIRLS' HOME, BECOMES A REALITY
From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, April 20, 1924:Â The Blue Triangle Hall, the new Y.W.C.A. boarding residence for employed girls, will...


Mar 4, 2024
Auto Saleswoman
From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, March 4, 1924: Laura E. Alexander is the only automobile saleswoman in Indianapolis. She is...


Nov 11, 2023
Lady Traffic Cops 'Do Stuff' Midst Crowd and Smart Cracks
From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, November 11, 1923:Â Lady traffic cops took to the corner of Meridian and Washington Street yesterday...


May 2, 2023
More Housewives in Sugar Boycott
From The Indianapolis Times, Wednesday, May 2, 1923: As sugar prices have soared to 11 and 12 cents a pound retail, women’s clubs and...


Mar 26, 2023
'Cu Clux' Stirs War Mothers
From The Indianapolis Times, Tuesday, March 27, 1923: Rev. Daisy Douglass Barr, president of the Indiana War Mothers, resigned last...
Nov 17, 2022
Sigma Gamma Rho Founded at Butler College
From Aurora Magazine of Sigma Gamma Rho and Other Sources: Sunday, November 12, 1922: Seven young African American women educators met...


Oct 10, 2022
No More Women to Get on Police Force
From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, October 11, 1922: No more women will be appointed to the Indianapolis police department during...
Jul 19, 2021
Woman Wields City Court Gavel First Time in History
From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, July 20, 1921: For the first time in the history of City Court, a woman sat as judge yesterday...
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