Anna Simms Banks
Encyclopedia
Anna Simms Banks was an African-American educator and political figure from Winchester, Kentucky
. After women gained the right to vote in the United States in 1920, she was a fully credited delegate at the 7th Congressional District
Republican
Convention in Kentucky
, reported to be the first African-American female to hold such a position in the southern part of the United States.
. She was married to William Webb Banks who was politically active about the issue of civil rights for African-Americans.
Winchester, Kentucky
Winchester is a city in and the county seat of Clark County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 16,724 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
. After women gained the right to vote in the United States in 1920, she was a fully credited delegate at the 7th Congressional District
Kentucky's 7th congressional district
United States House of Representatives, Kentucky District 7 was a district of the United States Congress in Kentucky.It was eliminated in 1993 when reapportionment reduced Kentucky's House representation from seven seats to six. The eastern Kentucky region formerly in the 7th District is now...
Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
Convention in Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, reported to be the first African-American female to hold such a position in the southern part of the United States.
Family life
Anna Simmons Banks was born in Louisville, KentuckyLouisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
. She was married to William Webb Banks who was politically active about the issue of civil rights for African-Americans.