Benita Galeana Lacunza (10 September 1903, in San Jeronimo de Juarez – 17 April 1995, in Mexico City) was a writer, feminist, suffragist, unionist and Mexican activist who supported women's rights and worker's rights.
She was an active figure in the social justice movements in Mexico during the second half of the twentieth century.
Galeana participated in political activism that expanded the standard eight-hour work day in Mexico.
Galeana was a promoter of trade unions and of strikes emanating from a variety of sectors.
This work occurred together with Tina Modoti, Frida Kahlo and Adelina Zendejas, among others and regarding a variety of feminist matters.