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Cecile Richards Was Our Era’s Great Feminist Institution Builder
What her famous mother did as Texas governor, Cecile carried on by standing up a range of progressive and pro-choice organizations.
Cecile Richards Never Flinched
It turned out there was a good reason. FBI Director James Comey had just sent his infamous letter to Congress reopening the official investigation into Hillary’s emails, throwing the election into turmoil in the home stretch. Hillary and her top advisers were huddling on the plane, trying to figure out how to weather this one last blow.
‘One-in-a-Generation Leader’: Activists Remember Cecile Richards
Fellow movement leaders remember Richards for her humor, passion, and grit. In her final interview from November, Richards instructed everyone to order abortion pills and said she believes, “We can get back to a better place.
Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president, has died
Cecile Richards, a women’s rights crusader who served as president of Planned Parenthood as the nation approached a critical inflection point over reproductive freedom, has died, her family said Monday in a statement.
‘She didn’t want to see people just roll over’: Cecile Richards remembered
Richards was a major force in Texas and national politics. Like her mother, former governor Ann Richards, Cecile spent most of her life rallying for progressive causes. Richards was a labor organizer, a staffer to Representative Nancy Pelosi, and then president of Planned Parenthood from 2006 to 2018.
Former Planned Parenthood president, women's rights activist Cecile Richards has died at 67
Cecile Richards, a national leader for women's rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died.
Cecile Richards' death was a gut punch. But her legacy is more important now than ever.
The news of her death was discouraging to the point of despair. And yet, upon further reflection, I realized quickly that Cecile’s life should guide us.
Former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards dies at 67
Cecile Richards died Monday after battling an aggressive form of brain cancer, her family said in a statement.
Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood leader, Gov. Ann Richards' daughter, has died
Cecile Richards, daughter of former Texas Gov. Ann Richards and former president of Planned Parenthood, died Monday her family confirmed in a statement. Richards, who was battling cancer was 67. "This morning our beloved Cecile passed away at home,
Longtime Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards dies after battle with brain cancer
Richards, the eldest daughter of Gov. Ann Richards, forged her own path as a tireless advocate for women across Texas and the United States.
Ex-Planned Parenthood president, women's rights advocate Cecile Richards dies at 67
A former Planned Parenthood president and staunch women's rights advocate Cecile Richards has died at the age of 67.
Celebrating Cecile Richards: The Most Powerful Things She Told Me About Women, Leadership And Creating Change
As we mourn the loss of activist, organizer, and former president of Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards, I offer words of ...