Emily Helen Butterfield

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Emily Helen Butterfield (* 4. August 1884 in Algonac , † 22. March 1958 at Neebish Iceland ) was an American women's rights activist , architect , artist and co-founder of Alpha Gamma Delta -Sorority and Detroit Business Women's Club. She also designed several coats of arms for American student associations .

biography

Life

Emily Helen Butterfield was born in Algonac, Michigan , in 1884 . Her parents were Wells D. Butterfield, an architect, and Helen Hassle; her siblings were named Clayton and Duane. She attended various Detroit public schools. Even as a child and adolescent Butterfield developed artistic ambitions, which her father supported, who took her on study trips to the western United States and Europe.

In 1903 she began studying architecture at Syracuse University in New York , which she successfully completed four years later. She became the first officially licensed female architect in the state of Michigan. From 1917 to 1935, she and her father ran an architectural firm, Butterfield and Butterfield , specializing in church architecture. Two of their most famous properties are the First United Methodist Church (1921, Farmington ) and the Highland Park Highschool ( Highland Park ). Butterfield also designed workshops, holiday camps, commercial buildings, schools and private houses.

In addition to architecture, Butterfield was also interested in heraldry . In 1931 she brought out the book College Fraternity Heraldry as part of her services to the design of the coats of arms of various student associations . The children's book Young People's History of Architecture followed in 1933 , in which she prepared various architectural styles in a way that was suitable for children. In addition, Butterfield published several articles for House and Garden and Town and Country magazines .

As an artist, Butterfield specialized in watercolors and pen drawings of natural scenes. Her works have been exhibited at the JL Hudson Gallery ( Detroit ), the SCARAB Club (Detroit) and the Toledo Artists Club ( Toledo ) , among others .

Butterfield retired to Neebish Island , an island in northeast Michigan. During the Second World War she worked as a postmaster . She died in 1958.

Engagement in women's associations

Butterfield co-founded the Detroit Business Women's Club , an association for business women, with Emma Spoor and Grace Wright . Butterfield was the first woman president of this association. The club later became part of the Business and Professional Women network .

Engagement in "Greek Life"

Designed by Butterfield crest of Alpha Kappa Psi

Butterfield was active for various American fraternities throughout her life . She was a founding member of Alpha Gamma Delta . She also had a particular influence as the designer of several coats of arms of national associations:

In addition, she was involved in the design of the following coats of arms:

In addition to her artistic work, she also designed the holiday camp of the Alpha Gamma Delta connection in Jackson in 1920 . Until 1924 she was employed there as a camp manager. Butterfield also served as the editor of Alpha Gamma Delta Quarterly magazine for seven years .

Honors

  • On September 16, 1987, the "Glen Oaks Country Club" designed by Butterfield and her father in Farmington was added to the List of Michigan State Historic Sites .
  • In 1989 Butterfield was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame .
  • On November 11, 2007, the First United Methodist Church in Farmington, designed by Butterfield and her father, was added to the List of Michigan State Historic Sites .
  • Butterfield was honored with the Circle of Epsilon Pi of the Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority.

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personal data
SURNAME Butterfield, Emily Helen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American suffragette, architect, artist
DATE OF BIRTH 4th August 1884
PLACE OF BIRTH Algonac
DATE OF DEATH March 22, 1958
Place of death on Neebish Island