Honoring Deborah Hearn Smith and Vi Simpson

The 2020 May Wright Sewall Event is scheduled for the evening of Thursday, March 19th at the Propylaeum as part of the Suffrage Centennial celebrations. The May Wright Sewall Award is presented to Hoosier women exuding the spirit of May Wright Sewall, who worked tirelessly to advance women’s leadership roles, personal improvement, and standing in the community. A tenacious organizer, Sewall fought beside Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and many others for women’s right to vote worldwide.

The 2020 May Wright Sewall Recipients exemplify the very essence of May Wright Sewall’s efforts. This year’s awardees, Deborah Hearn Smith and Vi Simpson, have advocated for women from birth through adulthood.