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Kathryn Morgan Cimera

Kathryn Cimera tells about making one of the best decisions in her early life: participating in the Peace Corps in Thailand.

Sheila Seuss Kennedy

Careers, Education, Indianapolis, Oral History

Convinced by her mother that she could do anything she chose, Sheila went to law school and was the first woman lawyer hired by Baker and Daniels in Indianapolis in the 1960’s. It was a time of change and some awkward moments…

Gwendolyn Julia (Judy) Kelley

African American, Civil Rights, Indianapolis, Values

Gwendolyn Kelley tells about seeing the change in Indianapolis during the civil rights movement and the legacy of her poem about Martin Luther King Jr., “The Dream In You.”

Carolyn Elizabeth Mosby

Childhood, Indiana, Politics, Women

Carolyn Mosby tells about her start in public relations and politics at the age of 11 giving speeches for a new State Representative, her mother!

Michael O’Brien

Careers, Rural Life, Values

Michael Obrien talks about training to go to India with the Peace Corps in 1973, how growing up in a large family on a Wisconsin dairy farm helped prepare him for that work and how stories and language affect our world view.

Phyllis Jo Adair-Ward

African American, Broad Ripple, Childhood, Friendship, Oral History, Values

Phyllis Adair-Ward tells the story of discovering two truths: discrimination at Riverside Park and the loving acceptance of her life-long friend, Mr. Quiggles. (A written version of this story appears in her book, “Wind-chimes and Promises.”)