Anne Dallas Dudley

Anne Dallas Dudley (born Annie Willis Dallas;

Early life and family She was born Annie Willis Dallas in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1876 to an upper-class family. Her father, Trevanion B. Dallas, had moved to Nashville in 1869 and established himself as an entrepreneur in the textile industry. At the time, however, a majority of men and women opposed the idea of women participating in the political process. Dudley was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1995.

On August 26, 2016, as part of Women's Equality Day, a monument by Alan LeQuire was unveiled in Centennial Park in Nashville, featuring depictions of Dudley, Carrie Chapman Catt, Abby Crawford Milton, Juno Frankie Pierce, and Sue Shelton White.

In 2017, Capitol Boulevard in downtown Nashville was renamed Anne Dallas Dudley Boulevard.