Veteran Feminists of America (VFA) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization for supporters and veterans of the second-wave feminist movement. Founded by Jacqueline Ceballos in 1992, Veteran Feminists of America regularly hosts reunions for second-wave feminists and events honoring feminist leaders.
After holding their first reunion in 1992, Jacqueline Ceballos joined with Dorothy Senerchia and Mary Jean Tully to create the organization. Muriel Fox became chair of the board in 1994 and remained in the position through 2025. As of 2026, the organization's president is Eleanor Pam.
The original idea for a name, Veterans of Feminist Wars, was rejected because its acronym could be confused with that of the Veterans of Foreign Wars organization.
In 1998, VFA Board member Barbara Love, with help from VFA members, began compiling a directory of feminists, published in 2006 as Feminists Who Changed America: 1963-1975. The book is a collection of 2,220 biographies of second-wave feminists who accomplished significant activist work.
VFA's artifacts and collections are held at Duke University's Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
According to the organization's mission statement, The purpose of Veteran Feminists of America Inc. is to honor, record and preserve the history of the accomplishments of women and men active in the feminist movement, to educate the public on the importance of the changes brought about by the women’s movement, and to preserve the movement’s history for future generations.The Veteran Feminists of America was created with the goals of remembering and recording the faces and retrospectives of the hundreds of pioneers who launched the 1960s feminist movement, often called second-wave feminism. VFA's major effort is the Pioneer Histories Project, which has compiled interviews with hundreds of feminist activists.
On February 4, 2021, VFA held a Zoom webinar honoring National Organization for Women (NOW) founder Betty Friedan on the 100th anniversary of her birth.
VFA has held a number of events honoring second-wave feminists. Recordings of these receptions are archived at the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture at Duke University.
December 1993 – Honoring Flo Kennedy. Seventh Regiment Armory, New York City.
May 1994 – Honoring Congresswoman Martha Griffiths. Also honored were Betty Friedan, Gene Boyer and Evelyn Cunningham. Sewall-Belmont House, Washington, D.C.
Fall 1994 – Honoring Congresswoman Bella Abzug. Seventh Regiment Armory, New York City
December 13, 1995 – Honoring Gloria Steinem. Seventh Regiment Armory, New York City
December 13, 1997 – Celebrating the women's liberation movement. Speakers included Heather Booth, Jo Freeman, Susan Brownmiller, and Alix Kates Shulman. Seventh Regiment Armory, New York City
April 1998 – Honoring great feminists, including Gerda Lerner. Seventh Regiment Armory, New York City.
November 7, 1998 – Honoring Kate Millett. Seventh Regiment Armory, New York City.
May 1999 – Honoring feminists including Donna Allen, Elizabeth Boyer and Vera Glaser. Washington DC
April 28, 2000 – "Spring Reunion – VFA Celebrates Some Of Our National Treasures." Honorees included Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder, Patricia Ireland and Joy Simonson. Sewall-Belmont House, Washington, D.C.
June 9, 2001 – Celebrating Heroes of Women's Studies. Honorees included Lois Gould, Lois Herr and Florence Howe. Barnard College, New York City.