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Leon E. Bates is a U.S. historian (Americanist) of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era (GAPE), the end of Reconstruction to the Great Depression (1876-1929). His research focus is the Urban Environment, with interests in Education, Housing, Infrastructure, Labor, Medicine, Policing, Violence, Police Violence, and the intersection of Race.
| Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 6pm 2023 George H. Rawls, MD Memorial Lecture on the History of Minorities & Medicine “Medical Care in Indianapolis During the Age of Jim Crow” presented by Leon E. Bates During the height of Jim Crow (1896-1954), one Indianapolis doctor, Joseph H. Ward (1872-1955), went from first-generation freedman to physician, surgeon, army medical officer, first black field hospital commander, and then first black Veterans Hospital administrator. He operated his own private hospital, Ward’s Sanitarium, in Indianapolis, which was equipped with separate lab, surgery, patient area, maternity and nursery area, and X-ray room. His facility was open to all and he provided care to some of Indianapolis’ most prominent residents, including Madame C.J. Walker. This year we lost an incredible scholar, advocate, and friend. Paul Mullins, PhD. To honor his memory and celebrate his life and work, at this year's Rawls Lecture, will also feature a brief tribute to Paul read by his friend and collaborator Jordan Ryan. Ryan collaborated closely with Dr. Paul Mullins for 7 years on projects related to spatial equity, heritage erasure, and disinvestment, including places like Indiana Avenue, IUPUI, Norwood, the inner loop highway system, and the Central State Hospital cemeteries. $5 Suggested Donation; Registration required for in-person or virtual attendance. |
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| Sunday, August 13, 2023 at 2pm (Eastern) The White Plague in Central Indiana, a continuing story presented jointly by the Indiana Medical History Museum and the Marion County Historical Society
1st and 3rd Saturdays June through September at 11am FREE Guided Tours of the IMHM Medicinal Plant Garden
Monday, July 10, 2023 at 6pm (Eastern) Das Narrenhaus and the Faces of Mental Illness presented by Russell Reed, MD
Sunday, June 25, 2023 at 2pm (Eastern) 2023 Annual Lande Family Lecture The Doctor’s Dilemma, author talk with Daly Walker, MD
Forensic Dentistry, an Overview Spring Installment of the Forensic Science Lecture Series presented by Clay Stuckey, DDS Due to the sensitive nature of some of the images used, this event was not livestreamed or recorded. Monday, May 8, 2023 at 6pm (Eastern) "Exploring Hidden Hazards in Historic Houses & Collections" presented jointly by Indiana Medical History Museum, IUPUI Museum Studies Program, and IUPUI Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research 
Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 2pm (Eastern) 2023 John E. Pless, MD Memorial Central State Circle Lecture “Hoosier Contributions to the United States Public Health Service” presented by Demetrius Cianci-Chapman, MPH, MSN, RN
Sunday, December 4, 2022 at 2pm (Eastern) 2022 Glenn B. Mather, MD Memorial Lecture & Annual Members Meeting Uncovering the Silenced Stories of Institutional Life: Suffering and Death at Indiana's Central State Hospital presented by Jeremy Wilson, PhD
Fall 2022 Installment of the Forensic Science Lecture Series Historical and Modern Anatomical Donation Practices No recording available.
Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 6:30pm (Eastern) 2022 George H. Rawls, MD Memorial Lecture on the History of Minorities and Medicine A Mecca of Minds: St. Louis's Homer G. Phillips Hospital, Racial Segregation, and the Training of Black Medical Specialties presented by Ezelle Sanford III, PhD, Assistant Professor of History at Carnegie Mellon University with panel including IMHM's Norma Erickson, Dr. Earle U. Robinson, Jr., and Rebecca Robinson |
To see a list of other past events, click here. |
