▁her , ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁twice ▁visited ▁the ▁Old ▁World , ▁in ▁quest ▁of ▁health , ▁she ▁was ▁his ▁faithful ▁companion . ▁The ▁great ▁sorrow ▁of ▁her ▁life ▁was ▁his ▁death , ▁which ▁occurred ▁in ▁November , ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁Thomas ▁A . ▁Hend r icks ▁died ▁unexpected ly ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁during ▁a ▁trip ▁home ▁to ▁Indian apolis . ▁He ▁compla ined ▁of ▁feeling ▁ill ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁went ▁to ▁bed ▁early , ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁his ▁sleep ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁Thomas ▁Hend r icks ▁only ▁served ▁as ▁vice ▁president ▁for ▁about ▁eight ▁months , ▁from ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁in ▁Indian apolis . ▁ ▁After ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁death ▁she ▁had ▁sought ▁relief ▁from ▁gr ief ▁and ▁l onel iness ▁in ▁a ▁quick ening ▁of ▁activities , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁lines ▁of ▁char ity . ▁Her ▁most ▁prominent ▁phil anth rop ic ▁work ▁was ▁her ▁per se ver ing ▁efforts , ▁with ▁other ▁earnest ▁women , ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁" Pr ison ▁for ▁Women ▁and ▁Reform ▁School ▁for ▁Girls ." ▁ ▁In ▁answer ▁to ▁earnest ▁and ▁persistent ▁solic itation ▁on ▁their ▁part , ▁the ▁State ▁Legisl ature ▁made ▁an ▁appropri ation , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁ere cted . ▁That ▁institution ▁had , ▁from ▁its