née november september prominent activist women suffrage movement united_states founding serving president moved ranks movement serving president vice president helped lead efforts nineteenth amendment constitution ratified especially noted successful efforts nineteenth amendment ratified home state tennessee final state necessary bring amendment force early life family born nashville tennessee distinguished upper class family father moved nashville established entrepreneur textile industry grandfather commodore brother served vice president united_states educated nashville married banker insurance broker children died infancy women suffrage movement years married involved movement supporter alcohol prohibition work movement association friends convinced women place society improved women allowed vote time men majority women opposed idea women participating political process september clark women met founded organization dedicated building local support women suffrage quietly avoiding militant methods selected organization president presidency league organized giant day suffrage usually led children helped bring time largest conventions held city serving president local league years elected head time helped introduce lobby suffrage amendment state constitution amendment defeated later measure women right vote presidential municipal elections eventually passed state legislature vice president contributed significantly advancing legislation issue women suffrage led campaign tennessee approve ratification nineteenth amendment constitution august tennessee 36th deciding state amendment giving women right vote country later life following success suffrage campaign woman associate chairman selected female delegate large involvement politics declined significantly subsequent years efforts focused civic charitable causes remainder life active worker world war later served board chairman died unexpectedly september home tennessee years old buried family nashville legacy legacy honored numerous ways women featured tennessee woman suffrage memorial tennessee french memphis featured prominent official tennessee state portrait hangs tennessee state capitol historical marker nashville dedicated inducted apartment building completed nashville named dallas honor
Anne Dallas Dudley