Downtown in Indianapolis in Marion County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Sewall House

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 19, 2019

1. Sewall House Marker

Inscription. May Wright Sewall (1844-1920) was an educator, cultural leader, and organizer of the woman's suffragette movement in Indianapolis. She formed the Art Association of Indianapolis, which became the John Herron Institute and later became the IU Herron School of Art. She helped found the Equal Suffrage Society of Indianapolis and was a contemporary of Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. In 1881-1883, she led a campaign that narrowly failed to secure woman suffrage in Indiana. She was an early member of the Association of Collegiate Alumnae which became the American Association of University Women.

Erected by Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Civil Rights • Education • Women.

Location. 39° 46.448′ N, 86° 11.105′ W. Marker is in Indianapolis, Indiana, in Marion County. It is in Downtown. It is on Hine Street west of Limestone Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Indianapolis IN 46202,

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United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Orvis House (a few steps from this marker); Hine Street (within shouting distance of this marker); McCormick House (within shouting distance of this marker); Stewart House (within shouting distance of this marker); Stout House (within shouting distance of this marker); Montgomery House (within shouting distance of this marker); Fox House (within shouting distance of this marker); Clarke House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Indianapolis.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 19, 2019

2. Sewall House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 401 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.