Women's Leadership
Inspiring the next generation of female leaders and providing direct access to these leaders, promoting individual networking, and strengthening community and industry partnerships in Indianapolis.
Marilyn K. Glick Women's Enrichment Series
A yearly three-part lecture series featuring Indiana women who have “broken the mold.” This series offers a chance for the community to meet and hear from women leaders who hold all types of positions, from top philanthropists, to pioneers in the judiciary, to business leaders, athletes, and activists. The Marilyn K. Glick Women’s Enrichment Series is a one-of-a-kind program that is unmatched in Indiana for its innovation, scope, and focus. This is a not-to-be-missed experience.
2020-2021 Women's Enrichment Series Speakers
October 8, 2020- Billie Dragoo Program Video
February 4, 2021- Dr. Allison Barber Program Video
April 8, 2021- Register for Katrice Hardy
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2018-2019 Women's Enrichment Series
Jennifer Nelson Williams and Rabbi Sandy Sasso
Dr. Lisa Harris
Bishop Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows
Title Sponsor
Marianne Glick
Gold Sponsor
Anonymous
pegg kennedy, Realtor, F.C. Tucker Realty, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Renkens
Silver Sponsor
Bedel Financial
Bose McKinney & Evans
Dawn Bennett
The National Bank of Indianapolis
May Wright Sewall Leadership Award
The May Wright Sewall Leadership Award is given to an outstanding woman in Indiana who exudes the spirit of May Wright Sewall. In the spirit of May Wright Sewall, and all that she accomplished from:
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founding the first-class mid-western Girls Classical School to provide an ivy league education to girls,
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to introducing physical education for girls,
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to founding the Indianapolis Woman’s Club
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to the National Council of Women,
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to fighting diligently beside Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton for a woman’s right to vote not just in the United States but across the world,
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to founding the International Council of Women and
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to hosting the International Woman’s Congress at the 1893 World’s Fair
May Wright Sewall set the bar for civic engagement. Each year the Propylaeum selects one outstanding example of civic leadership and innovation for the May Wright Sewall Leadership Award.
May Wright Sewall Leadership Award Winners
Dr. Jamia Jasper Case Jacobsen 2017
Glenda Ritz 2017
Myra Borschoff 2016
Elaine Bedel 2015
Phyllis Geeslin 2014
Rose Marie Pennington 2013
Bonnie Carter 2012
Kathleen Prechtel 2011
Barbara Oliphant 2010
Doris Dimond 2009
Cheryl Sparks 2007
Janice Michael 2007
Meme Kramer 2007
Mary V. Anderson 2007
Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman 2006
Dr. Mary E. Busch 2005