Eisenberg, Frances R., 1905-

Frances R. Eisenberg was an English and journalism teacher at Canoga Park High School in Los Angeles, CA; she was charged with teaching communism in her classes in 1940s; during the early 1950s as an English teacher at Fairfax High School, she was charged with disloyalty; was fired for failure to answer questions before the state senate fact-finding committee on un-American activities in California; she was an active member and executive officer of the Los Angeles chapter of the American Federation of Teachers during the 1940s-50s, and chairman of the Teachers Defense Committee in 1954.

From the description of Collection of material about the Los Angeles city schools loyalty oath controversy, ca. 1946-1958. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38285335

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