Wholesale District in Indianapolis in Marion County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
May Wright Sewall
Born in Wisconsin, May Wright Sewall earned bachelor's and master's degrees from North Western Female College in Illinois. In the early 1870s, she moved with her first husband to Franklin, Ind., where she became a high school principal. He died three years after they married. In 1880, she married second husband Thomas L. Sewall, founder of the Indianapolis Classical School for Boys. In 1882, the couple opened the prestigious Classical School for Girls, which prepared young women to attend eastern colleges.
May Sewall helped found the Equal Suffrage Society of Indianapolis. She was a leader in the National Woman's Suffrage Association and the National Council of Women of the United States.
Sewall contributed to the civic and social life of Indianapolis. She was co-founder of the Indianapolis Woman's Club and charter member of the Art Association. She conceived the idea for the Indianapolis Propylaeum, a club owned and managed by women.
She became interested in the peace movement in the 1890s. For many years, she wrote and gave speeches on international understanding and cooperation.
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Location. 39° 45.855′ N, 86° 9.624′ W. Marker is in Indianapolis, Indiana, in Marion County. It is in the Wholesale District. It is on West Georgia Street west of South Illinois Street, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 260 Illinois Street, Indianapolis IN 46225, 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: From Dirt & Gravel to Granite & Steel (a few steps from this marker); Tom Jernstedt (within shouting distance of this marker); Booth Tarkington (within shouting distance of this marker); Hotel Severin
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 508 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on December 2, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 27, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
