Anne Dudley Blitz (January 27, 1881 – February 18, 1951) was an American college administrator. She was the first

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at the

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from 1921 to 1923, and Dean of Women at the

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from 1923 to 1949.

Early life and education

Anne Dudley Blitz was born in

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, the daughter of Adolph Blitz and Anna Dudley Wickes Blitz. Her father was a German-born eye doctor. She graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1904. She pursued further studies in the School of Practical Arts at

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, where she earned a master's degree in 1914, and helped create ''An Outline on the History of Cookery'' (1915), with Anna Barrows and Bertha Shapleigh. Blitz was a member of

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. She and her mother were members of the

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Career

Blitz taught English at a high school in

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after college. From 1915 to 1919 Blitz was dean of

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. She was the first Dean of Women at the University of Kansas from 1921 to 1923. She was the Dean of Women the University of Minnesota from 1923 to 1949. She opposed desegregated campus housing at Minnesota, bringing her into conflict college president Guy Stanton Ford. Blitz was an early leader of the National Association of Deans of Women, and active in the AAUW. In 1936, she exhibited her handmade jewelry in St. Cloud.

Personal life

Blitz was known for her collection of pets, including the six Pekingese puppies who often spent the work day in her campus office in 1945. She also collected glassware and furniture. She died two weeks after suffering a heart attack in 1951, in Minneapolis, aged 70 years.

References

External links

"Dean Anne Dudley Blitz and Her Persian Kitten"
Minneapolis Newspaper Photograph Collection, Hennepin County Library {{DEFAULTSORT:Blitz, Anne Dudley 1881 births 1951 deaths Educators from Minneapolis University of Minnesota alumni Hobart and William Smith Colleges faculty University of Kansas faculty University of Minnesota faculty Deans (academic)