| Ruth May Fox Ruth May Fox served for many years on the board of the Y.L.M.I.A. She might be best noted however, for her work in the political realm as she worked for women's suffrage and on behalf of many Republican Candidates. Included in 75 Significant Mormon Poets View Works by this Person | |
| Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints |
| Birth Date | 16 November 1853 |
| Death Date | April 12, 1958 |
| Birth Place | Westbury, Wiltshire, England |
| LDS Missions | March 1903- Set apart as missionary to attend National Council of Women as a delegate for Y.L.M.I.A. |
| Parents | James May and Mary Ann Harding |
| Spouse | Jesse W. Fox, Jr. (surveyor) |
| Children | Twelve total: Jesse May Fox (1874), Eliza May Fox (1876), George James Fox (1877), Ruth Claire Fox (1879), Frank, Fera, Lester, Emmeline (1896), Grant, Beryl, Florence, |
| Education | "At the end of this time I returned home and was sent to Brother John Morgan’s college for four months. Except for some correspondence classes in English and spelling and a summer class in English at the University of Utah about thirty years later, this ended my formal education." -Ruth May Fox, My Story |
| Career | housekeeper, mill worker, transcriptionist for Y.L.M.I.A. |
| Affiliations | Secretary Y.L.M.I.A (1891-), Press Club, Reaper's Club, Utah Territorial Woman Suffrage Association, Second Precinct Ladies’ Republican Club |
| Works by Ruth May Fox Sort by title | Year | Genre |
| America Resplendent | 1941 | Poetry |
| Cumorah | 1941 | Poetry |
| Where is Heaven? | 1941 | Poetry |
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