Annie Webb Blanton black plaque

Austin, TX, United States

Annie Webb Blanton (1870-1945) 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 receiv

ing 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 As

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