Downtown in Indianapolis in Marion County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Dr. Amelia Keller
1871-1943
Photographed By Tom Bosse, November 20, 2022
1. Dr. Amelia Keller Marker (Front)
Physician and suffragist Amelia Keller was born in Ohio. She moved to Indianapolis and by 1893 earned her medical degree from the Central College of Physicians and Surgeons. Specializing in gynecology and pediatrics, Dr. Keller lectured on social hygiene and child welfare. By 1908, she became one of the first women to teach at the Indiana University School of Medicine.
Keller espoused equal pay for women and their entrance into public sectors like business and law enforcement. She co-founded the Woman’s Franchise League of Indiana in 1911. As president, she formed a statewide network of suffragists, who appealed to lawmakers and spoke at street meetings. These efforts helped secure Indiana’s 1920 ratification of the 19th Amendment.
Erected 2022 by Indiana Historical Bureau, Indiana Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission, IUPUI, and the Indiana University School of Medicine. (Marker Number 49.2022.1.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Education • Science & Medicine • Women. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.
Location. 39° 46.635′ N, 86° 10.581′ W.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Emerson Hall (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); This Tablet Marks the Homestead of Isaac Wilson, Pioneer and Patriot. (about 600 feet away); Wilson House Site (about 700 feet away); The Plague Cemetery (about 800 feet away); Robert W. Long Hospital (approx. 0.2 miles away); The College Inn Site (approx. ¼ mile away); Indiana's Mazzini (approx. ¼ mile away); Milestones in Nursing (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Indianapolis.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, November 20, 2022
2. Dr. Amelia Keller Marker (Back)
Photographed By Tom Bosse, November 20, 2022
3. Dr. Amelia Keller Marker
Photographed By Jacob Piatt Dunn, Indiana and Indianans, 1855-1924, (Chicago: Am Hist Soc, 1919), p.1882 Pub Domain
4. Dr. Amelia Keller
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 97 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 21, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
