Plaque marking site of the home of Emma A. Fox
Grab
Description
View of bronze tablet marking the site of the home of Emma A. Fox, installed on the Bagley side of the AAA Building. Inscription reads: "This tablet marks the site of the arly home of Emma A. Fox, 1847-1945, internationally known parliamentarian, founder of the Detroit Parliamentary Law Club and Dean of Michigan Clubwomen. Her five principles of common parliamentary law have contributed much to make efficiency and order the keynote of women's organizations. Her efforts on behalf of the advancement of women in the broader fields of life were unceasing. This tablet presented to the City of Detroit by the J.L. Hudson Company and erected under the auspices of the Detroit Federation of Women's Clubs, 1946."
Details
- Resource ID:
- bh009144
- Subject:
- Fox, Emma A. (Emma Augusta), 1847-1945--Monuments--Michigan--Detroit
- Fox, Emma A. (Emma Augusta), 1847-1945--Homes and haunts--Michigan--Detroit
- Plaques, plaquettes--Michigan--Detroit
- Historical markers--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- unknown
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 5 x 3.5 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Location:
- Outdoor civic memorials and historical markers, 1951, Detroit City Plan Commission, revision containing new photographs, 718 D484oa
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.