Faye Wattleton
| Faye Wattleton | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 8, 1943 St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
| Occupation | Feminist activist Author and regular news commentator. |
Faye Wattleton (born Alyce Faye Wattleton; July 8, 1943) is the first African-American and youngest President ever elected to Planned Parenthood (1978–1992). Currently, she serves as the President of the Center for the Advancement of Women, and also serves on the board of trustees at Columbia University. She is best known for her contributions to the family planning and reproductive health, as well as the pro-choice movement.
Wattleton was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1943, the only child of a factory worker father and a mother who was a seamstress and a Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) minister. Entering Ohio State University at age 17, she was awarded a bachelor's degree in nursing in 1964, and went on to teach at a nursing school in Dayton, Ohio for two years. She earned her Master of Science degree in maternal and infant care, with certification as a nurse-midwife from Columbia University in 1967. She has received 13 honorary doctoral degrees.
In 1986, the American Humanist Association named her Humanist of the Year.[citation needed] In 1990, Wattleton, along with 15 other African American women and men, formed the African-American Women for Reproductive Freedom.[1]
She was a 1993 inductee into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
[edit] References
- ^ Kathryn Cullen-DuPont (1 August 2000). Encyclopedia of women's history in America. Infobase Publishing. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-8160-4100-8. http://books.google.com/books?id=oIro7MtiFuYC. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- FayeWattleton.com. (2009). Faye Wattleton's Website.
- "Wattleton, Faye". (2007). Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved June 4, 2007.
- "The Trustees: Faye Wattleton." (n.d.). Columbia University. Retrieved June 4, 2007.
- "Faye Wattleton Biography." (2007). About.com: Women's History. Retrieved June 4, 2007.
- "Alyce Faye Wattleton Biography." (n.d.). The HistoryMakers. Retrieved June 4, 2007.
- Green, Jesse. (December 2001). "Faye Wattleton And Felicia Gordon - mothers and daughters." O: The Oprah Magazine. Retrieved June 4, 2007.
- "Women's Issues Speakers: Faye Wattleton." (n.d.). The Fischer Ross Group.
- Interview on Hillary Clinton and Obama
[edit] External links
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Faye Wattleton on Charlie Rose
- Faye Wattleton at the Internet Movie Database
- Works by or about Faye Wattleton in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Faye Wattleton at the Notable Names Database
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