This Saturday, March 5, the Indiana State Museum (ISM) will hold the second annual Remarkable Women of Indiana event titled, “The Business of Being Remarkable.” The event highlights Indiana businesswomen who broke gender barriers leading the fight for equal rights by focusing on how they aided the economic empowerment of women and their personal business ventures.
ISM’s public programs developer, Katelyn Coyne says it will be a great opportunity for people to learn about some of the remarkable women who helped shape Indiana.
“We talk about the stories that aren’t often told of women who were doctors (such as), Madame C.J. Walker, who is an incredible entrepreneur; Gene Stratton Porter, who is a wonderful novelist and naturalist and more. I think it’s a great chance for people to learn about stories that can be overlooked,” said Coyne.
President of the Indianapolis Section of the National Negro Women’s Council, Regina Majors will speak of economic empowerment amongst Indiana women at 11:30 a.m., Freetown Village will tell the story of Madame C.J. Walker at 1 p.m. and keynote speaker Gayle Cook will speak at 2:30 p.m.
Majors says during a time where racial tension is high in the media, it is an honor to be asked to share her story, and believes there’s a greater need for African-American women to join the celebration.
“I look at the history of African-American women and believe, if nothing else, we have to except the social and economical equality that we have made. We’ve (African-American women) had significant victories and are making significant breakthroughs, so it’s something to share,” said Majors.
The program will take place Saturday, March 5 from 11-4 p.m. at the ISM. Admission is included in ISM admission. Adult tickets are $9.75, senior tickets are $9 and children tickets are $6.50.
For more information visit Indianamuseum.org. or call Katelyn Coyne at (317) 232-1637.
