Ten days before the 2016 election, I was standing in a cinderblock room in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with Cecile Richards and other leaders of prominent women’s groups, all of us out to make the case for Hillary Clinton’s historic run for President.
Two months before her death, Richards was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by then-President Joe Biden.
A former Planned Parenthood president and staunch women's rights advocate Cecile Richards has died at the age of 67.
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What her famous mother did as Texas governor, Cecile carried on by standing up a range of progressive and pro-choice organizations.
As we mourn the loss of activist, organizer, and former president of Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards, I offer words of wisdom she shared with me in our interviews over the years.
Cecile Richards, who helmed Planned Parenthood for 12 years, died on January 20. Learn about her cause of death and more info below.
A pastor, his eyes closed, preaches his heart out for history. A former president spots an acquaintance, then grins and winks. Tech billionaires, all in a row, look on with intent expressions. Supreme Court justices scan the room.
Cecile Richards, a national leader for women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died. She was 67. According to a family statement, Richards died Monday at
Cecile Richards, a national leader for women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died
Good morning! Trump signs sweeping executive orders, VC deals for female founders hit a five-year low, and Cecile Richards fought for abortion rights until her death. - Lasting legacy. For a piece of news to break through the noise of Donald Trump's second inauguration, it must be important. And that's exactly what Cecile Richards was.