Myra Tanner Weiss
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Myra Tanner Weiss was an American
Communist following Trotskyism
, and a three time U.S. Vice-Presidential candidate of the Socialist Workers Party
.
Myra Tanner was recruited to the American Trotskyist movement in 1935, while at the university 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.
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
. Later in life she and her husband Murry Weiss became political supporters of the Freedom Socialist Party
.
United States
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Communist following Trotskyism
Trotskyism
Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. Trotsky considered himself an orthodox Marxist and Bolshevik-Leninist, arguing for the establishment of a vanguard party of the working-class...
, and a three time U.S. Vice-Presidential candidate of the Socialist Workers Party
Socialist Workers Party (United States)
The Socialist Workers Party is a far-left political organization in the United States. The group places a priority on "solidarity work" to aid strikes and is strongly supportive of Cuba...
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Myra Tanner was recruited to the American Trotskyist movement in 1935, while at the university 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
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, and Myra Tanner ran for the mayor of Los Angeles in 1945 and 1949.
Myra Tanner Weiss was the SWP’s vice-presidential candidate in 1952, 1956 and 1960, with Farrell Dobbs
Farrell Dobbs
Farrell Dobbs was an American Trotskyist and trade unionist.He was born in Queen City, Missouri where his father was a worker in a coal mine. They moved to Minneapolis, and he graduated from North High School in 1925. In 1926, he left for North Dakota to find work, but returned the following fall...
running for President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
. Later in life she and her husband Murry Weiss became political supporters of the Freedom Socialist Party
Freedom Socialist Party
The Freedom Socialist Party is a socialist political party with a unique program of revolutionary feminism that emerged from a split in the United States Socialist Workers Party in 1966. It is currently a working class organization that works towards creating social justice and order for all...
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