[1] She entered the Governor Morehead School for the blind as a young child, until her family moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania when Foxx was eleven.

In the summers after starting there she attended West Virginia State College, University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Hampton Institute, where she completed her bachelor's degree.

[10] Foxx's teaching philosophy embraced a very modern dynamic of learning outside the walls of the classroom and of incorporating nature into lessons.

Archie recalled how the dynamic teacher also claimed that these forays into nature sharpened the blind students’ "sixth sense," honing their spirits as well as their minds.

Utilizing what at the time were progressive techniques, Foxx taught her students to read Braille and special large-print books.

[3] Foxx received the 1942 Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Drama Award, which came with a cash grant to fund fine arts instruction.