16 Facts About Cecile Richards

Cecile Richards was born on July 15,1957 and is an American activist who served as the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund from 2006 to 2018.

In 2010, Richards was elected to the Ford Foundation board of trustees.

In spring 2019, Cecile Richards co-founded Supermajority, a women's political action group.

Cecile Richards was born in Waco, Texas, and is the daughter of former Texas Governor Ann Cecile Richards, an American politician and activist.

Cecile Richards won several landmark cases, including a voting-rights lawsuit that went to the Supreme Court.

Cecile Richards initially went to public school, but, in ninth grade, she was disciplined for protesting the Vietnam War, after she wore a black armband.

Cecile Richards then attended the progressive St Stephen's Episcopal School for the remainder of high school.

Cecile Richards' parents were immersed in political activism from her early years on.

Cecile Richards graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from Brown University.

Cecile Richards is currently on the board of the Ford Foundation, a global private foundation with the mission of advancing human welfare.

Cecile Richards was one of the founders of America Votes, a 5014 organization that aims to co-ordinate and promote progressive issues, and is currently serving as president.

Cecile Richards serves on the board of advisors of Let America Vote, an organization founded by former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander that aims to end voter suppression.

Cecile Richards stepped down as president of Planned Parenthood in 2018 and was succeeded by Leana Wen.

Cecile Richards contributed the piece "Combating the Religious Right" to the 2003 anthology Sisterhood Is Forever: The Women's Anthology for a New Millennium, edited by Robin Morgan.

In 2018 Cecile Richards published her memoir Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding the Courage to Lead.

Cecile Richards is married to Kirk Adams, a labor organizer with the Service Employees International Union, and has three children.