Eleanor Dickey Ragsdale (February 23, 1926 – May 5, 1998) was an American educator, entrepreneur, and activist in the Civil Rights Movement in the Phoenix area.

[3][4] Shortly after graduating, Dickey relocated to Phoenix, Arizona to accept a position as a kindergarten teacher at Dunbar Elementary School.

She also served as a member of Delta Sigma Theta, The Links, Incorporated and clubs and associations advocating women's rights.

[8] The Ragsdale home was vandalized and terrorized with threatening phone calls, and Lincoln was harassed by the community police.

[1] They worked with the GPCCU and other Civil Rights groups to lobby the legislature in order to give schools the option to voluntarily desegregate.

[14] Later that year, Eleanor helped lead the call for legislation prohibiting discrimination in places of public accommodation.

She wrote to and met with law makers, raised money to support the NAACP, PUL, and GPCCU, and picketed.

Following the accident, the Ragsdales became world travelers, visiting Iran, China, and other parts of the Middle East and Asia.