FAY E ALICE WATTELTON
July 8, 1943
Co-founder & Director at EeroQ
Ohio State University (BA)
Columbia University (MS)
First African-American and youngest President ever elected to Planned Parenthood. American Social Activist for women rights and gender equality,
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s 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.[1][2][3] She is best known for her contributions to family planning and reproductive health, and the reproductive rights movement.
In 1986, the American Humanist Association named her Humanist of the Year. In 1990, Wattleton, along with 15 other African American men and women, formed the African-American Women for Reproductive Freedom.
In 1992, Wattleton received the S. Roger Horchow Award for Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen, an award given out annually by Jefferson Awards.
She was a 1993 inductee into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. In 1996, she published her autobiography, Life on the Line. Recently, she served as the President of the Center for the Advancement of Women. Currently, she is the managing director at an international consulting firm.
She has received 13 honorary doctoral degrees.
In 1986, the American Humanist Association named her Humanist of the Year.
In 1992, Wattleton received the S. Roger Horchow Award for Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen, an award given out annually by Jefferson Awards.
She was a 1993 inductee into the National Women’s Hall of Fame.
In 1996, she published her autobiography, Life on the Line. Wattleton wanted to show people why she became an advocate for reproductive health. The book highlights important moments in her career.
Also in 1996, she received the Margaret Sanger Woman of Valor Award
She contributed the piece “Unfinished Agenda: Reproductive Rights” to the 2003 anthology Sisterhood Is Forever: The Women’s Anthology for a New Millennium, edited by Robin Morgan.
In 2004, Wattleton won the Fries Prize for Improving Health.
Other awards that she received include: American Public Health Association’s Award of Excellence; the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Humanitarian Award; Independent Sector’s John Gardner Award; and the Women’s Honors in Public Service from the American Nurses Association.
Wattleton served on the Boards for Estée Lauder Companies, Quidel Corporation, Bio-Technology General, Yellowbox.com, Empire Blue Cross & Blue Shield, The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Institute for International Education and Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Wattleton has also received 15 honorary doctoral degrees.
Faye Wattelton is a true leader that gives completely. She has opened and paved the way for the rights of women. A true Icon