Frances Wheeler Sayler
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. She was active in the early civil rights movement, fighting to desegregate facilities and abolish the poll tax.
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| Born | Frances Lee Wheeler December 18, 1916 Butte, Montana, U.S. |
| Died | April 27, 1957 (aged 40) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Education | Connecticut College |
| Occupation(s) | civil rights activist, labor organizer, and government worker |
| Years active | 1937–1957 |
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