Anne Dodge (1866-1950) was born on a military base in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and died in Pasadena, California. She was the youngest daughter of Civil War General Grenville M. Dodge, builder of the Union Pacific railroad. She was the principal benefactor for many years of the Dodge estate, which was valued in excess of $3,500,000 upon her death. Her family moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa, in 1869. For many years she lived in New York City, where her father maintained an apartment. Throughout her life she also resided and practiced Christian Science in London, England; Denver, Colorado; Chicago, Illinois; and Washington, D.C. Dodge first went to Mary Baker Eddy for Christian Science healing in 1886 and later became a student of Eddy's, completing the Primary class in March 1888 and Normal class in May 1889. During the fall of 1893 and winter of 1894, Dodge lived with her mother at 385 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts. The property was owned by Mary Baker Eddy who leased it to others or made it available for Church use. At the behest of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, Dodge established the Christian Science Society in London, England, and facilitated the copyrighting of Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures there. Dodge was listed as a practitioner in the directory of The Christian Science Journal from 1889 to 1921, when she discontinued advertising due to her father's disapproval of taking employment away from others who needed to make a living, as they were extremely wealthy. The services that Dodge began in London were advertised in the Journal in 1891, and were the first Christian Science services announced in the Journal from the British Isles. She joined The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, on October 5, 1892, and was a founding member of the Christian Scientist Association of Denver.

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