Faye Wattleton Quotes


Being a person who has had plastic surgery and goes to the gym five days a week to work my muscles up so they don't look atrophied as a 60-year-old, I don't disparage people who want to maintain their appearance. But what I don't want is a society that tells me I have to.


Citations

Wattleton, Faye. "The HistoryMakers Video Oral History Interview with Faye Wattleton." The HistoryMakers, 26 Apr. 2007.

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Faye Wattleton
Faye Wattleton
  • Born: July 8, 1943
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Feminist Activist, Author Regular News Commentator, Registered Nurse

Faye Wattleton is an American reproductive rights activist who was the first African American and the youngest president ever elected of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the first woman since Margaret Sanger to hold the position. She is currently Co-Founder & Director at EeroQ, a quantum computing company. She is best known for her contributions to family planning and reproductive health, as well as the pro-choice movement.