Lois de Lafayette Washburn (April 5, 1893 – 1976) was an American fascist and the founder of anti-Semitic groups in Chicago and Tacoma, Washington.
She claimed to be a descendant of General Lafayette,[1] the French aide to George Washington.
[4] In a letter to a friend she observed that, "First it is necessary to drag these brigand Jews by the hair of the head … and place them before a firing squad, since death is the penalty for high treason.
[4] While on trial with seditionists in 1944 during the Brown Scare, she gave a Nazi salute from the court steps.
[5][6] She appeared at one hearing in her nightie, claiming the jail guards had deliberately stolen her clothes.