Frances Sevilla Cleveland Axtell (June 12, 1866 – May 27, 1953) was an American clubwoman, suffragist, politician, and federal official.

She was one of the first female legislators in the United States of America, elected to the Washington House of Representatives in 1912.

[6][7] Cleveland taught Latin and mathematics at Northwest Normal School as a young woman.

[1] She was the first president of the New Whatcom Ladies Cooperative Society, and a founding member of the city's Aftermath Club.

[1] Axtell was an advocate for a minimum wage, the banning of child labor, workers' compensation, and pensions for the elderly, disabled, and widows.