Cecile Richards
Co-Founder, Supermajority
Cecile Richards is a co-founder of Supermajority, an organization fighting for gender equity. She was president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund from 2006 to 2018 and before that, served as deputy chief of staff to Nancy Pelosi. In 2004, Richards founded and served as president of America Votes, a coalition of national grassroots organizations working to maximize registration, education, and voter participation. Author of the New York Times best-seller Make Trouble and a frequent speaker and commentator on politics and progressive issues, she was named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2011 and 2012.
Highlights
Big IdeaWe want to do more than resist. We actually want to imagine what a country could look like where women are equal and where we actually can live in that country. Let's go build that.Cecile Richards
Previously
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