1. Gloria Feldt was born on April 13,1942 and is an American author, speaker, commentator, and feminist activist who gained recognition as a social and political advocate of women's rights.
13 Facts About Gloria Feldt
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Gloria Feldt is a former CEO and president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, directing the organization from 1996 to 2005.
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Gloria Feldt was born on April 13,1942 to a Jewish family, in Temple, Texas.
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Gloria Feldt earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974 from the University of Texas Permian Basin.
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From 1996 to 2005, Gloria Feldt was CEO and president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
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Gloria Feldt was the architect of contraceptive coverage by insurance.
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Gloria Feldt was active early in her career in the civil rights movement.
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Gloria Feldt is a professor at Arizona State University, where she teaches the course Women, Power, and Leadership.
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Gloria Feldt serves on the boards of the Women's Media Center and the Jewish Women's Archive and on the advisory board of Our Bodies, Ourselves.
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Gloria Feldt is a frequent public speaker, lecturing at universities, civic and professional organizations, as well as national and international conferences on women's rights, politics, leadership, media, and health.
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Gloria Feldt's commentary has appeared in The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post, among other publications.
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Gloria Feldt has contributed to Truthout, The Daily Beast, Salon.
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At age 15, Gloria Feldt married her college-age boyfriend and had three children by the time she was 20.