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Clara Jane Bryant Ford (April 11, 1866 – September 29, 1950) was the wife of Henry Ford. She was an active suffragist and was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame.
27. Jan. 2010 · Henry Ford marries Clara Jane Bryant. On April 11, 1888, 24-year-old Henry Ford marries Clara Jane Bryant on her 22nd birthday at her parent’s home in Greenfield Township, Michigan.
- Missy Sullivan
Summary. The year 1888 was an important one for Clara Jane Bryant. She married Henry Ford on April 11 -- her 22nd birthday -- at her parents' home in Greenfield Township, Michigan. Clara had met Henry at a New Year's dance in 1885. After a year of courtship, they became engaged in April 1886.
Learn about Clara Bryant Ford, a philanthropist and women's rights activist who created and funded programs for women's welfare, education, healthcare, and environmentalism. She also supported suffrage, urban gardens, and liberal arts colleges.
5. Sept. 2011 · The Young Couple. In 1885, when she was 18, Clara Bryant met Henry Ford at a New Year's Eve dance, a short distance from the Ford family homestead. It’s said she liked Henry's serious-mindedness and his unique talents, and he liked her equally serious and appreciative demeanor.
In telling the story of Clara Ford, author Ford Bryan also charts the course of the growing automobile industry and the life of the enigmatic man at its helm. But the book's heart is Clara herself—daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother; cook, gardener, and dancer; modest philanthropist and quiet role model.
Clara Bryant Ford met Henry Ford in 1885. They were engaged in 1886 and married in 1888. They had one son, Edsel Ford, in 1893. Clara Ford died in Detroit in 1950.
