Emma Maddox Funck
Emma Maddox Funck (November 19, 1853 – March 21, 1940) was an American suffragist and served as president of the Maryland Woman Suffrage Association (MWSA).
Biography[edit]
Funck was born in Baltimore on November 19, 1853, where she attended public school, graduating from Eastern High School.[1][2] Her sister, Etta Haynie Maddox, was the first Maryland woman to pass the state bar.[2] Funck attended the Peabody Conservatory of Music and was involved in music in Baltimore.[2] She also sang, performing with her sister, Etta.[3]
She married a member of the Men's League for Woman Suffrage, Dr. J. William Funck, in 1892.[2] Emma Funck led the Baltimore City Society starting in 1897 and continued until 1920.[4] She became the president of the Maryland Women Suffrage Association (MWSA) in 1904, also holding that position until 1920.[4] During her tenure at MWSA, Funck worked on drafting resolutions for an amendment to the Maryland State Constitution allowing women's suffrage.[5] In 1906, Funck brought the National Women's Suffrage Convention to Baltimore.[1][6]
Funck was also involved in advocating for women to work in the Baltimore police force.[7] She also raised issues about women in the workplace.[8]
In 1920, after women gained the right to vote, Funck helped to organize the Maryland Federation of Republican Women and served as the first president.[1] Funck ran for Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in Baltimore in 1928, becoming the "first woman to run for a city-wide office in Baltimore."[2]
Funck died in her home in Baltimore on March 21, 1940, after suffering a week-long illness.[1] She was buried in Greenmount Cemetery.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Pioneer Feminist of Maryland Dies". The Baltimore Sun. 1940-03-22. p. 28. Retrieved 2020-01-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e Spiegelman, Hannah. "Biography of Emma Maddox Funck, 1853-1940". Biographical Database of NAWSA Suffragists, 1890-1920 – via Alexander Street.
- ^ "Concert and Readings, at Odd Fellows' Hall". The Cecil Whig. 1878-10-19. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-01-12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b National American Woman Suffrage Association (1922). Harper, Ida Husted (ed.). The History of Woman Suffrage. Vol. VI. New York: J.J. Little & Ives Company. p. 254.
- ^ Schaefer, Kate Murphy. "Maryland Woman Suffrage Association, 1867–1920(?)". Biographical Database of NAWSA Suffragists, 1890–1920 – via Alexander Street.
- ^ "What the Woman Suffragists Will Do Today". The Baltimore Sun. 1906-02-09. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-01-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lady Cops One of Country's Needs". The Daily Oklahoman. 1910-08-16. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-01-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Laws for Women Earners". Tyro Telegram. 1909-11-18. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-01-12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mrs. Emma Maddox Funck". The Baltimore Sun. 1940-03-23. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-01-11 – via Newspapers.com.