Juanita Jane Saddler (1892-1970) had a long involvement with the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) and was active in working to integrate that institution. She also served for a time as dean of women at Fisk University.
Juanita Jane Saddler | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1892 Guthrie, Oklahoma |
| Died | 1970 (aged 77–78) New York, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Fisk University Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | Educator, Activist |
Biography
editSaddler was born in 1892 in Guthrie, Oklahoma.[1] She attended Fisk University,[2] graduating in 1915.[1][3]
She joined the staff of the Young Women's Christian Organization (YWCA) in 1920.[3] There she worked in the student division and in 1933 she authored "Statement Made to the Student Staff Regarding Interracial Education".[3] The ideas contained in that statement and others by Saddler influenced the 1946 YWCA integration charter.[1]
In 1933 Saddler became dean of women at Fisk University[4] working with Mary McLeod Bethune from 1935 to 1936.[1]
In 1935 she earned her master's degree from Teachers College, Columbia University[4][1]
During the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration Saddler moved to Washington, D.C. to work on integrating welfare programs for young people. She moved to the Boston area in the 1950s where she was active with the YWCA, and the Community Relations Committee.[4] In the 1960s Saddler moved to New York City where she was a member of the Riverside Church and became involved with Church Women United[1][4]
She died in 1970 in New York.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Lindley, Susan Hill; Stebner, Eleanor J. (2008). The Westminster Handbook to Women in American Religious History. Westminster John Knox Press. p. 190. ISBN 9780664224547.
- ^ Fisk University (1915). Catalog of the Officers, Students and Alumni of Fisk University. The University.
- ^ a b c Robertson, Nancy Marie (2007). Christian Sisterhood, Race Relations, and the YWCA, 1906-46. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252031939.
- ^ a b c d e "Juanita Saddler of Y. W. C. A. Dies". The New York Times. 13 January 1970. Retrieved 26 February 2019.