Vivian Castleberry
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Vivian Castleberry book proposal
I just sent off a book proposal about Vivian Castleberry. I wrote an earlier bio on Vivian for the Southwestern Historical Quarterly. This proposed book looks further into her career as a Dallas women’s page editor and her important work in the peace movement.
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Vivian Castleberry Peace Institute
The Vivian Castleberry Peace Institute at the University of North Texas has been officially approved. It is one of the only institutes of its kind in the county. Vivian became an active part of the peace movement after she retired as the women’s page editor in Dallas. As women’s page editor, she helped change the structure of women’s news. I published an article about Vivian in 2007 and am currently working on a book about her.
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Vivian Castleberry Peace Institute
The Vivian Castleberry Peace Institute at the University of North Texas has been officially approved. It is one of the only institutes of its kind in the county. Vivian became an active part of the peace movement after she retired as the women’s page editor in Dallas. As women’s page editor, she helped change the structure of women’s news. I published an article about Vivian in 2007 and am currently working on a book about her.
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Martin Luther King Jr Day
Several women’s page editors worked to include more news from the black community in their sections. Editors Vivian Castleberry (Dallas), Carol Sutton (Louisville) and Edee Greene (Fort Lauderdale) fought to include the photos of black brides in their sections in the 1960s. This was at a time when the news sections rarely included coverage of any black residents. Years later, Sutton worked on several initiatives to hire more black reporters at the Louisville newspaper.
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Martin Luther King Jr Day
Several women’s page editors worked to include more news from the black community in their sections. Editors Vivian Castleberry (Dallas), Carol Sutton (Louisville) and Edee Greene (Fort Lauderdale) fought to include the photos of black brides in their sections in the 1960s. This was at a time when the news sections rarely included coverage of any black residents. Years later, Sutton worked on several initiatives to hire more black reporters at the Louisville newspaper.
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Vivian Castleberry documentary available
The documentary about Dallas women’s page editor Vivian Castleberry is available online. (The DVD quickly sold out and is on reorder.) It turned out very well. Here is a link to it – it’s about 30 minutes long. Vivian is the third on the list of Texas Trailblazers.
