Lifelong attorney, legislator, and change maker Harriette Bailey Conn made resounding impacts on the Indianapolis community through her pursuit of women’s rights, abortion legislation, and housing and employment regulation. She became the first African-American woman to earn her JD from IU Indianapolis in 1955 and ultimately the first woman to be appointed as an Indiana State Public Defender, where she sought justice and equality for inmates going through the appeals process. Take a moment to le
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Lifelong attorney, legislator, and change maker Harriette Bailey Conn made resounding impacts on the Indianapolis community through her pursuit of women’s rights, abortion legislation, and housing and employment regulation. She became the first African-American woman to earn her JD from IU Indianapolis in 1955 and ultimately the first woman to be appointed as an Indiana State Public Defender, where she sought justice and equality for inmates going through the appeals process. Take a moment to le
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