Consuelo Zavala Castillo (1874-1956) was a Mexican feminist, teacher, and founder of one of the first secular private schools in Mérida, Mexico.

[1] She studied at the Instituto Literario de Niñas (ILN) (Literary Institute for Girls)[2] under the tutelage of feminist teacher Rita Cetina Gutiérrez.

[2] She was President of the Board of Directors for the Organizing Committee of the First Feminist Congress in Mexico, held in 1916 and authorized by the Governor of Yucatán, Salvador Alvarado.

A storm of controversy resulted when Hermila Galindo's paper advocating sex education on female sexuality was read.

[6] In 1922, as part of the Socialist Party of the Southeast, Zavala helped found the Feminist League of Yucatán with Elvia Carrillo Puerto, Raquel Dzib Cicero, Rosa Torre González, Beatríz Peniche de Ponce and Adolfina Valencia.