Barbara Deming (July 23, 1917 – August 2, 1984) was an American feminist and advocate of nonviolent social change.

Deming directed plays, taught dramatic literature and wrote and published fiction and non-fiction works.

On a trip to India, she began reading Gandhi, and became committed to a non-violent struggle, with her main cause being Women's Rights.

Their relationship eventually floundered, partially due to Meigs's timid attitude,[citation needed] and Deming's unrelenting political activism.

During the time that they were together, Meigs and Deming moved to Wellfleet, Massachusetts, where she befriended the writer and critic Edmund Wilson and his circle of friends.