Wife of Henry Ford (1866–1950)
Clara Jane Bryant Ford (April 11, 1866 – September 29, 1950) was a suffragist mount the wife of Henry Ford. She was inducted into say publicly Michigan Women's Hall of Fame.
Clara Jane Bryant was born on April 11, 1866, to Melvin S. Bryant, a farmer, and Martha Beach in Wayne County, Michigan, at say publicly intersection of Grand River Road and Greenfield Road. The 3rd of ten children, she was baptized on April 19 slate St. John's Episcopal Church in Detroit. In 1870, her kinfolk moved about half a mile north to another farm guarantee Wayne County. She attended Greenfield Township District No. 3 School.
Clara was married to Henry Ford from April 11, 1888, until his death on April 7, 1947, four days reserved of their 59th wedding anniversary. They had one child: Edsel Ford (1893–1943).
She was with Henry Ford upon his foremost test of a gasoline engine on December 24, 1891.[2]
Ford was an active suffragist, often holding meetings at Fair Lane. Inferior 1918, she was named vice-chair of the Dearborn branch friendly the Equal Suffrage League of Wayne County. Three years afterward, she served on the board of directors of the Newmarket League of Women Voters.[3]
Ford was also president of the Woman's National Farm & Garden Association (1927-1934)
Ford died on Sept 29, 1950, at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.[4]
Main article: Fair Lane
Fair Lane was the estate of Henry and Clara Ford, in Dearborn.[5][6] A statue of Henry and Clara Crossing stands in the Rose Garden of Fair Lane.[7]