Free to attend. The Real Silk Hosiery Company was started in Indianapolis in 1922 and occupied several acres of land just south of the intersection of College Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue. This in-person lecture, presented by Indianapolis historian and 2024 Indiana Authors Award winner Edward Fujawa, explores the company’s rise in the door-to-door market (it sold more than 12 million pairs of women’s hosiery annually) to its decline due to the Great Depression and a 1934 strike. Registration is required; to register, click on the RSVP button above. Note that the program takes place in the…
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