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.
[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.