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

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

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

It turned out there was a good reason. FBI Director James Comey had just sent his infamous letter to Congress reopening the official investigation into Hillary’s emails, throwing the election into turmoil in the home stretch. Hillary and her top advisers were huddling on the plane, trying to figure out how to weather this one last blow.

Fellow movement leaders remember Richards for her humor, passion, and grit. In her final interview from November, Richards instructed everyone to order abortion pills and said she believes, “We can get back to a better place.

Cecile Richards, a women’s rights crusader who served as president of Planned Parenthood as the nation approached a critical inflection point over reproductive freedom, has died, her family said Monday in a statement.

Cecile Richards, a feminist activist and former ... A longstanding champion of women's rights, Texas-born Richards will be remembered as one of the United States' most prominent advocates for abortion access in recent decades, who steered Planned ...

After college, she worked as an organizer for low-wage workers in several states ... Cecile Richards, daughter of former Texas Gov. Ann Richards and President of Planned Parenthood Action Fund, greets abortion rights advocates as they leave the State ...

Planned Parenthood CEO and president, Alexis McGill Johnson, shares how we can find hope and strength in Cecile Richards's legacy in Trump's second term.

She was a fierce advocate for reproductive rights and a powerful voice in the ongoing fight for safe and legal abortion access

Cecile Richards, a lifelong advocate for women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 years, has died at the age of 67 after a battle with brain cancer, her family said in a statement Monday ...

20 (UPI) --Women's rights activist and former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards ... political momentum is building to end the United States' more than 70-year-old seasonal time change ...