Annie Webb Blanton

Annie Webb Blanton (19 August 1870 Houston – 2 October 1945 Austin) was an American suffragist from Texas, educator, and author of a series of grammar textbooks.[1][2][3][4][5] Blanton was elected Superintendent of Texas Public Instruction in 1918, making her the first woman in Texas elected to statewide office. The 1918 July Texas primary and November general election marked the first time Texas women could exercise their right to vote.[6] The superintendent office was the forerunner to the Texas Education Agency. Blanton was professor of English at the University of North Texas from 1901 to 1918.[7] She later served on the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin for 22 years. She also was a founder of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, a professional honor society for key women educators.[8]

Blanton had three sisters and three brothers, including a twin, Fannie.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Texas Writers of Today, by Florence Elberta Barns (1889–1957), Dallas: Tardy Publishing Co. (1935); OCLC 156500
  2. ↑ A Dictionary of North American Authors Deceased Before 1950, compiled by W. Stewart Wallace (1884–1970), Toronto: Ryerson Press (1951); OCLC 285718
  3. ↑ Who Was Who among North American Authors, 1921-1939, (Vol. 1 of 2), Detroit: Gale Research (1976); OCLC 2685994
  4. ↑ Who Was Who in America, (Vol. 2, 1943–1950), Chicago: A.N. Marquis Co. (1963); OCLC 68049975
  5. ↑ Biography Index, H.W. Wilson Co.; ISSN 0006-3053
        Vol. 1: Jan. 1946–Jul. 1949 (1949)
        Vol. 11: Sep. 1976–Aug. 1979 (1980); OCLC 31441150
        Vol. 12: Sep. 1979–Aug. 1982 (1983)
        Vol. 18: Sep. 1992–Aug. 1993 (1993); OCLC 59569808
        Vol. 19: Sep. 1993–Aug. 1994 (1994); OCLC 31703875
        Vol. 20: Sep. 1994–Aug. 1995 (1995); OCLC 33662886
  6. ↑ Biography: "Blanton, Annie Webb," by Debbie Mauldin Cottrell, Handbook of Texas Online (uploaded June 12, 2010; accessed February 12, 2014)
  7. ↑ Biographical Dictionary of American Educators (3 vols.), John F. Ohles (ed.), Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press (1978); OCLC 3447005
  8. ↑ Annie Webb Blanton: Founder, the Delta Kappa Gamma Society, by Clara M. Parker, Literary Licensing (1949); OCLC 18390423
  9. ↑ "Dr. Annie Webb Blanton". dkg.org. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

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