Louise B. Raggio Oral History

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Videotaped oral history interview with Louise Raggio. A trailblazing lawyer and longtime crusader for women's rights, Raggio and her late husband, Grier Raggio, attended the Dallas Trade Mart luncheon on November 22, 1963. Grier Raggio, a volunteer lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), went to Dallas police headquarters that evening to observe Lee Harvey Oswald during his arraignment. Previously, Louise Raggio had agreed to represent Ruth Paine during her divorce proceedings, which were delayed as a result of the assassination. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on August 12, 2005 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-eight minutes long.

Object Details

Object title:

Louise B. Raggio Oral History

Date:

08/12/2005

Terms:

Women's rights

Trade Mart luncheon

Oral histories

Paine, Ruth

Raggio, Louise B.

American Civil Liberties Union

Dallas Trade Mart

Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)

Community Leaders (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Lee Harvey Oswald (OHC)

Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

Duration: 48 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2005.001.0021

Curatorial Note:

Louise Raggio passed away on January 23, 2011. Her autobiography, Texas Tornado: The Life of a Crusader for Women's Rights and Family Justice (2003), was co-authored with longtime Dallas journalist Vivian Castleberry, a Museum friend who recorded several oral histories and public programs over the years. More information on Texas Tornado may be found here in the Museum's Library Collection: Bibliovation | Details for Texas tornado. - Stephen Fagin, Curator