THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT

Lynda Jo Tipton

December 17, 1945 – March 16, 2013

“Lynda Tipton demonstrated for civil rights, women’s rights and for peace. She shared the ideals of the Crossroads Fund, especially the recognition that our issues are interconnected. We remember her and celebrate her life each year with this award.”  Crossroads Fund, 2019

Committed to gender equality, workers’ rights, and racial justice. Chicago Women’s Liberation Union staff. Co-Chair of the Liberation School for Women. Union representative with Local 73, Service Employees International Union. One of the founding members of the Interracial Family Network in the late 1980s.