Emily Helen Butterfield

Emily Helen Butterfield
Emily Butterfield as ΑΓΔ sister at SU,[1]
Born(1884-08-04)August 4, 1884
Algonac, Michigan, US
Died(1958-03-22)March 22, 1958
Michigan, US
Alma materSyracuse University
OccupationArchitect

Emily Helen Butterfield (August 4, 1884, Algonac, Michigan – March 22, 1958, Neebish Island) was a pioneer in the Michigan women's movement.

She was Michigan's first licensed female architect, one of the founders of the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority, active in Greek life, and a founding member of the Detroit Business Women's Club, the first professional women's club in the nation.

  1. ^ From the [1] Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine page of the ΑΓΔ site, accessed December 18, 2006