Myra Tanner Weiss

Summary

Myra Tanner Weiss (May 17, 1917 – September 13, 1997) was an American Communist following Trotskyism, and a three time U.S. vice presidential candidate of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP).

Myra Tanner Weiis
Born(1917-05-17)May 17, 1917
DiedSeptember 13, 1997(1997-09-13) (aged 80)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Utah
OccupationPolitician
Political partySocialist Workers
Spouse
Murry Weiss
(m. 1942)
Myra Tanner Weiss in 1956

Biography edit

Myra Tanner was recruited to the American Trotskyist movement in 1935,[1] while at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. In 1942, she married Murry Weiss, also a member of the SWP. They were living and working for the Party in Los Angeles, and Myra Tanner ran for the mayor of Los Angeles in 1945 and 1949.[2]

Myra Tanner Weiss was the SWP's vice-presidential candidate in 1952, 1956 and 1960, with Farrell Dobbs running for President of the United States.[3] Later in life, she and her husband Murry Weiss became political supporters of the Freedom Socialist Party.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Cannon, James P. (2004). The Fight Against Fascism in the USA. Resistance Books. p. 236. ISBN 9781876646172.
  2. ^ "Socialist Slams Liberalism | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  3. ^ Breitman, George (1996). Trotskyism in the United States : historical essays and reconsiderations. Atlantic Highlands, N.J.: Humanities Press. p. 46.
  4. ^ Fraser, Clara (2000). Crisis and Leadership. Red Letter Press. p. 179. ISBN 9780932323088.
Preceded by Socialist Workers Party nominee for
Vice President

1952, 1956, 1960
Succeeded by