Emma Guffey Miller

Emma Guffey Miller (July 6, 1874 – February 23, 1970) was an American feminist activist and long-time Democratic Party official. She was a major proponent of an Equal Rights Amendment for women.

Early life Miller was born Mary Emma Guffey on July 6, 1874, at Guffey Station, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, to John Guffey (a businessman who worked in oil, gas, and coal) and Barbaretta (Hough) Guffey. She had one brother, Joseph Guffey, who became a US senator. Carroll Miller worked as an engineer, business executive, and government official. They married on October 28, 1902, and continued to live in Japan for five years, part of which time she taught. She also became a member of the Democratic National Committee in 1930.

Personal life Miller's husband died in 1949. Miller died of a heart attack on February 23, 1970, in Grove City, Pennsylvania. Then aged 95, Miller was the oldest member of the Democratic National Committee.