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Charity Dye (Octobe 15, 1849 - July 19, 1921)
A native of Mason County, Kentucky, her family moved to Indianapolis, Indiana in 1873. She attended Indianapolis Normal College and began teaching at School 10 in the Indianapolis school system. A short time later, she received a transfer to Shortridge High School. Her teaching career would span thirty-seven years. She became renowned as an English teacher and was instrumental in forging poet James Whitcomb Riley's relationship with Shortridge High School. She became active in the women's suffrage movement and wrote several historical non-fiction books about Indiana.
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In 1915, the Indiana Historical Commission asked her to serve as a commissioner during the preparations for the Indiana Centennial celebration. She conceived the idea of having children write letters about the culture and history of their neighborhoods to exchange with other students. In addition, she wrote an entertaining weekly column for the Indianapolis Star that related tidbits about Indiana History. During her tenure on the Centennial Commission, she would give 152 addresses at schools, civic organizations, and clubs across the state.
Charity Dye Elementary School 27 is named in her honor.
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