Facts: - death date: 1923 - spouse: william webb banks - birth date: 1862 - name: ann b. simms banks - parents: isabella and marcus -lrb- or marquis -rrb- simms - death place: winchester , kentucky - birth place: louisville , kentucky - occupation: suffragist , orator , politician Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of anna simms banks .
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anna simms banks -lrb- 1862 -- 1923 -rrb- 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 .