Windsor Park in Austin in Travis County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Annie Webb Blanton
(1870-1945)
Photographed by Photo courtesty of Blanton Elementary, March 3, 2021
1. Annie Webb Blanton Marker
Educated in the public schools of Houston and La Grange, Anne Webb Blanton began her teaching career in 1887 in the small Fayette County town of Pine Springs. In 1888 she moved to Austin, where she taught public school and attended the University of Texas.
After receiving her bachelor's degree in 1899, Blanton became a member of the faculty at North Texas State Normal School in Denton. In 1916 she was elected the first woman president of the Texas State Teachers Association. Two years later she became the first woman elected to statewide office in Texas when she won the race for State Superintendent of Public Instruction. During her four years in office she was instrumental in the passage of much-needed progressive education legislation.
Earning a master's degree in 1923 and a doctorate in 1927, Blanton became a full professor at the University of Texas in 1933. She founded the Delta Kappa Gamma Society for women educators in 1929.
Dr. Annie Webb Blanton died in 1945, leaving behind a legacy of professionalism and vision to inspire generations of Texas women. Elementary schools in Austin, Dallas and Odessa were named in her honor. She is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Austin.
Erected 1988 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 15518.)
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.
Location. 30° 18.441′ N, 97° 41.407′ W. Marker is in Austin, Texas, in Travis County. It is in Windsor Park. It can be reached from Westminster Drive just north of Oakleaf Circle, on the right when traveling south. The marker is near the front entrance to the school. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Austin TX 78723, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Colored Baptist Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); Site of Fort Colorado (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Texas Centennial Historic Marker & Fort Colorado (approx. 1.7 miles away); St. John Orphanage and Industrial Institute (approx. 1.8 miles away); Bethany Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); Hancock Recreation Center (approx. 2.1 miles away); Austin State Hospital Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); Addcox House (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Austin.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Site of Pecan Springs School (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . Blanton, Annie Webb (1870–1945), Handbook of Texas. (Submitted on March 3, 2021, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas.)
Photographed by Photo courtesty of Blanton Elementary, March 3, 2021
2. Annie Webb Blanton Marker
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, February 22, 2026
3. Annie Webb Blanton Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2021, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. This page has been viewed 824 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on July 11, 2022, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 3, 2021, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. 3. submitted on February 22, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
