USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1913 Sara Barnwell Elliott, president of the Tennessee Equal Suffrage Association, invited the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) to hold its next convention in Tennessee.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1917, Dudley was appointed vice president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). She worked closely with President Carrie Chapman Catt in planning national suffrage strategy and worked to promote suffrage across the South.

Detailed explanation-3: -In August of 1920, with just one state remaining to ratify the 19th Amendment, Anne led the challenging but successful final ratification effort. NAWSA representatives, led by President Carrie Chapman Catt, established headquarters for the campaign in a Nashville hotel.

Detailed explanation-4: -Anne Dallas Dudley (born Annie Willis Dallas; November 13, 1876 – September 13, 1955) was an American activist in the women’s suffrage movement. She was a national and state leader in the fight for women’s suffrage who worked to secure the ratification of the 19th Amendment in Tennessee.