Midtown in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Anne Dallas Dudley

1876-1955

Photographed By R. E. Smith, September 2, 2007

1. Anne Dallas Dudley Marker

Inscription. Anne Dudley played a significant role in the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment by the State of Tennessee. A native of Nashville, she served as president of the Nashville Equal Suffrage League, 1911-15; president of the Tennessee Equal Suffrage Association, Incorporated, 1915-17; and as vice president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, 1917. May 1, 1916, Anne Dudley walked from downtown Nashville to Centennial Park to demonstrate her support for the right of women to vote.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 108.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 1, 1916.

Location. 36° 8.793′ N, 86° 48.567′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Midtown. Marker is on West End Avenue (Tennessee Route 1) near 26th Ave, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nashville TN 37203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Parthenon (within shouting distance of this marker); Cockrill Spring (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lieutenant James Simmons Timothy (about 600 feet away); Natchez Trace (about 600 feet away); Dudley Field / Vanderbilt Stadium (about 700 feet away); Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Confederate Private Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); United Nations Visit To Nashville (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Also see . . . National Women's Hall of Fame entry for Anne Dallas Dudley. (Submitted on January 7, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)

Additional commentary.
1. Anne Dallas Dudley (1876-1955)
Suffragist and civic leader Anne Dallas Dudley was a leader in the movement to ratify the 19th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution that gave American women the right to vote. A socially prominent wife and mother in Nashville, Anne Dudley organized the Nashville Equal Suffrage League in 1911, became president of the Tennessee League and a vice-president of the national organization. A woman of great charm and political skill, she and her organization spear-headed the successful campaign to make Tennessee the "perfect 36", the state to cast the deciding vote for the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920. Following the ratification, Mrs. Dudley was the first woman delegate-at-large to the National Democratic Convention. In both World Wars, she served on the National Board of Relief committees.
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Photographed By R. E. Smith, September 2, 2007

2. Anne Dallas Dudley Marker
— Submitted January 7, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.

Additional keywords. women's suffrage

Photographed By R. E. Smith, September 2, 2007

3. Anne Dallas Dudley Marker

<i>Anne Dallas Dudley</i> image. Click for full size.

Courtesy of the Tennessee Virtual Archives

4. Anne Dallas Dudley

"Anne Dallas Dudley was a national and state leader in the fight for women's suffrage who worked tirelessly to secure the ratification of the 19th Amendment in Tennessee. She was from a prominent Nashville family, and married to one of the founders of the Life and Casualty Insurance Company. This picture of Dudley reading with her children Trevania and Guilford, Jr. was used in women's suffrage publicity materials to counter the stereotypes of suffragists as mannish, childless radicals intent on destroying the American family...."

Anne Dallas Dudley Shouting into the Ear of the Democratic Donkey image. Click for full size.

Library of Congress

5. Anne Dallas Dudley Shouting into the Ear of the Democratic Donkey

Mrs. Guilford Dudley of Nashville with ear trumpet, talking into ear of Democratic donkey, played by Mrs. Mary Semple Scott in skit at 1920 National American Woman Suffrage Association in Chicago.
Bain News Service Photo

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2008, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 5,189 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 5, 2008, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. 4. submitted on October 14, 2020. 5. submitted on October 14, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.