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Frances Wheeler Sayler (December 18, 1916 – April 27, 1957) was an American civil rights and labor activist. She worked in the La Follette Committee and for the United States Women's Bureau, before became an organizer in the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America union.
Frances Wheeler Sayler was the daughter of Senator Burton K. Wheeler and a labor activist. Her papers include her unfinished biography of her father and letters from him and others.
A memorial page for Frances Wheeler Sayler, who was born in 1916 and died in 1957 in Washington, DC. The page has photos, flowers, and a source citation for her burial at Rock Creek Cemetery.
Frances Wheeler Sayler (1916-1957) was the second youngest daughter of Montana Senator Burton Kendall Wheeler. She met Allen Sayler (1909-1989) while investigating labor practices for the LaFollette Committee in the late 1930s. Allen had been working with the FCC, and Frances was on loan from the Women's Labor Board. They both went on to work ...
Frances Wheeler Sayler (December 18, 1916 – April 27, 1957) was an American civil rights and labor activist. She worked on the La Follette Committee and for the United States Women's Bureau, before becoming an organizer with the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America union.
The Miscellany series contains biographical material on Wheeler, notably Dayton Stoddard's manuscript for a Wheeler biography. Also included are transcripts of an oral interview (1961) and Wheeler's voting record (1923-1946). The Clippings series includes scrapbooks of clippings on the LaFollette-Wheeler campaign (1924), reorganization of the ...
Durr, the vice chair, along with four executive secretaries, Sylvia Beitscher, Frances Wheeler Sayler, Katherine Shryver and Sarah d'Avila ran the organization. The organization focused upon introducing legislation to the United States Congress which would abolish payment of poll tax as a voting prerequisite in federal elections.
