Ruth Buxton Sayre (January 25, 1896 – November 23, 1980) was born in Indianola, Iowa, United States.
Her life is chronicled in the book Ruth Buxton Sayre: First Lady of the Farm, by Julie McDonald.
[2] Sayre was an advocate for national and international social organizations with a rural, agricultural focus.
Her involvement in the American Farm Bureau Federation began in 1922 and eventually led to an appointment as state chairman in 1930.
[3] Sayre also participated in the Rural Welfare Committee of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the National Society for Crippled Children and Adults.