In the past month, I’ve quietly been adding data and creating new tools on the website. Here’s a look at all the recently added features, with a preview of what’s on deck.

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The first black woman to hold any state office passed away recently with little media coverage. That would have been unimaginable when she blazed the trail a half-century ago.

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Julia Nelson never set out to be the first woman elected to the Indiana General Assembly. She was added to the ballot just days before the 1920 election, beginning an unbroken streak of Hoosier women legislators.

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