▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁Bal z ▁remained ▁in ▁Indian apolis ▁after ▁leaving ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁She ▁moved ▁to ▁Or lando , ▁Florida , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁and ▁died ▁there ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 3 . ▁Her ▁remains ▁are ▁Inter red ▁at ▁Crown ▁Hill ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Indian apolis , ▁Indiana . ▁ ▁Bal z ▁lead ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁other ▁women ▁elected ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁Indiana ▁Senate . ▁As ▁of ▁July ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Indiana ▁women ▁held ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 6 ▁seats ▁( 2 4 ▁percent ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature , ▁slightly ▁lower ▁than ▁the ▁national ▁average ▁of ▁ 2 8 . 9 ▁percent . ▁N ine ▁Indiana ▁women ▁were ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Senate . ▁ ▁Selected ▁published ▁works ▁ ▁History ▁Indiana ▁Federation ▁of ▁Club s ▁( 1 9 3 9 ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁Link s ▁Arc ada ▁Bal z ▁Collection ▁F inding ▁A id , ▁R are ▁Books ▁and ▁Man us cript s , ▁Indiana ▁State ▁Library , ▁Indian apolis ▁Arc ada ▁Bal z , ▁Indiana ▁State ▁Legisl ator , ▁image ▁in ▁the ▁collections ▁of ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Historical ▁Society , ▁Indian apolis ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 7 3 ▁death s ▁Category : Ind iana ▁state ▁sen ators