Gloria Feldt
Gloria Feldt | |
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President of Planned Parenthood | |
In office 1996–2005 | |
Succeeded by | Cecile Richards |
Personal details | |
Born | feminist, writer, author, speaker | April 13, 1942
Awards | Vanity Fair, America's Top 200 Women Leaders |
Website | Official website |
Gloria Feldt (born April 13, 1942) is an American author,
Early life and career
Gloria Feldt was born on April 13, 1942, in Temple, Texas. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974 from the University of Texas Permian Basin.
Feldt joined Planned Parenthood in 1974 at the Permian Basin Planned Parenthood office (now Planned Parenthood of West Texas). Beginning in 1978, she headed the organization's Central Northern Arizona office. "Her superlative compassion and conviction," according to
From 1996 to 2005, Feldt was CEO and president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She was the architect of contraceptive coverage by insurance.[5][6]
She was active early in her career in the civil rights movement.
As president of Take The Lead, Feldt oversees learning programs, mentoring, networking, and role modelling programs for women.[2] She is a professor at Arizona State University, where she teaches the course Women, Power, and Leadership.[11] She also 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.
Appearances
Feldt is a frequent
In addition to speaking engagements, she tours with an intergenerational feminist panel titled WomenGirlsLadies.[13]
Writing
Feldt's commentary has appeared in The New York Times,
Feldt has written several books. Her latest, No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power, was published by
Works
- Behind Every Choice is a Story (ISBN 978-1-57441-158-4
- The War on Choice: The Right-Wing Attack on Women's Rights and How to Fight Back (Bantam Dell, 2004) ISBN 978-0-553-38292-1
- Send Yourself Roses: Thoughts on My Life, Love, and Leading Roles (Springboard, 2008), co-authored with actress ISBN 978-0-446-58112-7
- ISBN 978-1-58005-328-0
Awards and recognition
- New York Newswomen Front Page Award, 2007[17]
- Women's eNews, 21 Leaders for the 21st Century, 2007[18]
- Women Lawyers Los Angeles, Courage Award, 2005[19]
- Arizona Civil Liberties Union, Civil Libertarian of the Year, 2005
- Planned Parenthood Golden Gate Sarah Weddington Award, 2005
- Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Margaret Sanger Award, 2005[20]
- Glamour Magazine, Woman of the Year, 2003[21]
- Vanity Fair magazine, America's Top 200 Women Leaders, Legends and Trailblazers, 1998[22]
- World Academy of Art and Science, Special Award, 1998
- Texas Monthly Texas Twenty 1996
- City of Phoenix Human Relations Commission, Martin Luther King Jr. Living the Dream Award, 1996
- National Organization for Women, Sun City Chapter, Golden Apple Award, 1995
- Soroptimist International, Women Helping Women Award, 1994 and 1998
- Planned Parenthood National Executive Directors Council Ruth Green Award, 1990
- Woman of Achievement, 1987, Junior League, Mujer, and AAUW
- New Times, Best of Phoenix, 1987
Personal life
At age 15, Feldt married her college-age boyfriend and had three children by the time she was 20.[23] She currently lives with her husband Alex Barbanell and splits her time between New York City and Scottsdale, Arizona.
References
- ^ Best Sellers: Hard Cover Nonfiction (#11), The New York Times, March 2, 2008.
- ^ a b "Do You Really Want The Top Job? 7 Lessons Gloria Feldt Taught Me About Our New Female Power". HuffPost.com. June 6, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
- ^ "Woman of the Week: Gloria Feldt," Archived July 29, 2012, at archive.today Women in the World Foundation, January 24, 2012.
- ^ "The Making of a Political Activist," Ms. magazine, Spring 2003.
- ^ "Lawsuit Alleges Bias Over Refusal To Pay For Contraceptives," Chicago Tribune, July 20, 2000.
- ^ "Driving the Conversation," Politico, February 9, 2012.
- ^ "Interview with Gloria Feldt," Archived December 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine The Daily Femme!, October 4, 2010. "Interview with Gloria Feldt: Former CEO of Planned Parenthood and Author of 'No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think about Power' | Women's Interviews - the Daily Femme". Archived from the original on October 7, 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ "No ideology to see here!," Salon, June 4, 2012.
- ^ "Former Planned Parenthood Pres to FCC: Fire Rush!" MSNBC, March 19, 2012.
- ^ "Where Is the Female Steve Jobs?" New York Times, October 4, 2010.
- ^ "Feldt interviewed on KJZZ-FM"[dead link] ASU News.
- ^ Event Calendar, South Carolina Bar, January 21, 2011.
- ^ "Feminists bring multigenerational perspective to reopen dialogue," ASU News, October 6, 2009.
- ^ "Gloria Feldt – Heartfeldt Leadership". Forbes. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- ^ "Gloria Feldt". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- ISBN 978-1580053884.
- ^ "Newswomen's Club of New York Announces 2007 Front Page Awards Winners," PR Newswire, October 22, 2008.
- ^ "Women's eNews Celebrates with Our 21 Leaders 2007," Women's eNews, June 19, 2007.
- ^ WLALA's Annual Awards Archived August 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles.
- ^ "PPFA Margaret Sanger Award Winners". plannedparenthood.org. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- ^ "GLAMOUR Magazine Announces the 2003 Women of the Year" Archived December 21, 2004, at the Wayback Machine, PRNewswire.
- ^ "Patricia Sheridan's Breakfast with … Gloria Feldt," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 11, 2000.
- ^ Gloria Feldt, Mother Jones, March/April 1997.