Hartman, Annabel, ca. 1920-

Annabel Spangle Hartman was raised in Illinois. She attended Tennessee Wesley College before moving to Washington, D.C. There she met and married Grover L. Hartman, a consciencious objector and graduate student. The couple moved to Indianapolis where they raised four children. Annabel Hartman and Jacquie Reed were Indianapolis coordinators for the Ribbon Project, an effort by peace groups, churches and other organizations around the world to recognize the need for world peace. The Ribbon was a series of cloth, quilt, or applique pieces made by individuals or groups. The pieces were tied together to form a single, long unit. Messages sewn or painted on the banners depicted aspects of life that would be lost in the event of a nuclear war. The Ribbon was tied around the Pentagon on 4 August 1985 in a statement signifying that peace was the only alternative to nuclear war.