THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT
Vivian Castleberry
April 8, 1922 – October 4, 2017
“We had come of age during World War II, had savored independence and had refused to go back to the kitchen.”
Newspaper editor, journalist, author and women’s rights activist. Known as the “godmother” of the Dallas women’s movement. Founder of Peacemakers Incorporated. Helped establish both the Dallas Rape Crisis Center and Recovery Inc., a support group for incest victims. Assisted in founding the Women’s Center of Dallas; the Women’s Issues Network; the Dallas Women’s Foundation; and the Family Place, Dallas’s shelter for victims of domestic violence and their children.
Photo. Pioneering journalist Vivian Lou Castleberry had a distinguished career with the Dallas Times Herald from 1956 to 1984.
More About Vivian:
- Obituary
- The Castleberry Peace Institute
- Veteran Feminists of America
- The Gender Agenda: Beyond Borders: Pursuing Women’s Rights at Home and Abroad March 19, 2010
- Fabulous Feminist Vivian Castleberry
- “Whatever Happened to The Women’s Movement?” by Vivian Castleberry, November 1, 1987
- Vivian Castleberry: Challenging the Traditions of Women’s Roles, Newspaper Content, and Community Politics, by Dr. Kimberly Voss, March 2023.
- Wikipedia
- Cited in Barbara Love’s book, Feminists Who Changed America 1963-1975, page 77