Cecile Richards (born July 15, 1957) is an American pro-choice activist who has served as the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund since 2006. In 2010, Richards was elected to the Ford Foundation board of trustees.Richards was born in Waco, Texas, and is the daughter of former Texas governor Ann Richards (née Willis), an American politician and activist. Her father, David Richards, practiced law and had built a practice dealing with civil-rights plaintiffs, newspapers and labor unions, and also won several landmark cases, including a voting-rights lawsuit that went to the Supreme Court. She initially went to public school, but in ninth grade she was disciplined for protesting the Vietnam War after she wore a black armband. She then attended the progressive St. Stephen's Episcopal School for the remainder of high school. Wikipedia
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