Two months before her death, Richards was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by then-President Joe Biden.

Richards was a major force in Texas and national politics. Like her mother, former governor Ann Richards, Cecile spent most of her life rallying for progressive causes. Richards was a labor organizer, a staffer to Representative Nancy Pelosi, and then president of Planned Parenthood from 2006 to 2018.

The activist modernized Planned Parenthood and transformed the organization into a formidable political player.

Her following biography resembles that of someone shot from a public service cannon: Richards founded the Texas Freedom Network ... to be a part of the fun. “Cecile was a fabulous entertainer ...

Richards, the daughter of former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, spoke at the Democratic National Convention last year.

former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, also a political activist. "Cecile fearlessly led us forward to be the America we say we are," Mr. Biden said in a statement. "Carrying her mom's torch for justice, she championed some of our Nation's most important civil ...

Richards, the eldest daughter of Gov. Ann Richards, forged her own path as a tireless advocate for women across Texas and the United States. Audio recording is automated for accessibility.

She oversaw the United States’ largest provider of reproductive health care and sex education from 2006 to 2018.

Richards was a Waco native and the daughter of the late Gov. Ann Richards. She was also Beto O'Rourke's national finance chair during his run for governor.

On the eve of Donald Trump's second presidency, longtime women's rights activist Cecile Richards passed away after a fight with brain cancer. Richards was the daughter of with former Texas governor Ann Richards,

Cecile Richards, a national leader for women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died. She was 67.

Cecile Richards, longtime head of Planned Parenthood and advocate for Democratic values, died Monday at age 67. Richards followed in the footsteps of her mother, former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, as