Tau State records. 1932-2011.

Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. Tau State (Minn.).

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Delta Kappa Gamma Society International was established in Austin, Texas, on May 11, 1929, under the leadership of Dr. Annie Webb Blanton, a professor of rural education at the University of Texas. Delta Kappa Gamma (DKG) was founded to promote female educators' professional and personal growth and educational excellence. In addition to Blanton, the other founding twelve female educators included a grade school teacher, a dean of women, three high school teachers, three elementary s...

Delta Kappa Gamma Society International

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The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International was founded as an organization for women educators in Austin, Texas, in 1929. Dr. Webb Blanton was inspired by comments criticizing the ability of women to "stand together" for a common cause; she subsequently accumulated a team of outstanding teachers and laid the foundation for what is now an international organization. Theta State, the New Mexico chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, began on November 2, 1934. Miss Birdie Adams, who began her career as a ki...

Ross, Birdella.

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Blanton, Annie Webb, 1870-1945

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Brigadier General William Graham Webb (1824-1902) was a lawyer, soldier, and newspaperman from Georgia, who moved to La Grange, Texas, in 1844. He married Sarah Hill in 1848, and the couple had four children, including Eugenia Webb, mother to Annie Webb Blanton (1870-1945). After fighting during the Mexican War, Webb joined the Texas Militia and practiced law in La Grange. The 22nd Brigrade of the Texas Militia, consisting of Fayette, Colorado, Wharton, and Matagorda Cou...