Dr. Marjorie Westberry Oral History

Object number2010.001.0098

Date09/08/2010

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Marjorie Westberry

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)

DimensionsDuration: 45 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Dr. Marjorie Westberry. A longtime social activist and educator, Westberry was a missionary in Africa from 1958 to 1962. Upon moving to Dallas in 1971, she founded a local chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW). Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on September 8, 2010 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-five minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

Dr. Marjorie Jane Westberry passed away on December 22, 2016 at the age of 80. After moving to Dallas in the 1970s, she became part of the original faculty of Brookhaven College, where she taught composition and literature for a number of years. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

Curatorial Commentary

In addition to Dr. Westberry, the Museum has recorded oral histories with National Organization for Women (NOW) founders Mary Eastwood and Sonia Pressman Fuentes and Dallas member Joan Dresner Bernstein. - Stephen Fagin, Curator