[1] She was also the first Black woman to be appointed as a full-time faculty member at Temple University School of Law in Philadelphia in 1972.
Prior to earning the title of assistant professor, Ingram served as a law clerk in Pennsylvania's Supreme Court for Judge Theodore Spaulding.
[1] As a practicing attorney, Ingram defended discrimination class action suits and fought for gender and minority equality in the workplace.
Described as a "revue of fabulous Philadelphia artists," "Stepping in Time" featured professional African American tap dancers from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s.
[2] Ingram's law practice, which spanned thirty years from 1971 to 2001, focused on child welfare, education reform, arts, and equality in the workplace.
[4] By 1985, she was performing on stages and in festivals across the country, and in 1989, Ingram was featured on an Emmy Award-winning PBS television special called Tap Dance in America.
This project evolved into a stage production called "Stepping in Time"—which celebrated the careers of Black artists dating back to the 1920s-1950s.
[12] In 2010, she also co-wrote "Parallel Destinies", a reflection on George Washington's ownership of enslaved African Americans and the quarters in which he housed them near the Liberty Bell.