Gloria Feldt
Gloria Feldt (b. April 13, 1942) at Temple, Texas[1], is a well-known author, commentator, and feminist leader.
Feldt is a frequent public speaker, lecturing at universities, civic and professional organizations, and national and international conferences on women, feminism, politics, leadership, media, and health. In addition to speaking on these topics, she tours with an intergenerational feminist panel, WomenGirlsLadies. She is a professor of practice at Arizona State University, where she teaches a course called “Women, Power, and Leadership.”
She is the former president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Feldt's commentary has appeared in The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post, among other publications. On the web, she's a commentator for Truthout, The Daily Beast, Salon.com, Democracy Journal, Women’s enews, The Huffington Post, WIMN’s Voices, the Women's Media Center, the International Leadership Forum’s ilfpost, and on BlogHer. She also writes for her personal website, http://www.GloriaFeldt.com.
Feldt currently serves on the boards of the Women’s Media Center and the Jewish Women’s Archive, and on the Our Bodies, Ourselves advisory board.
She has written several books. Her latest, No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power, was published by Seal Press in October 2010.
She is originally from Temple, Texas.
Books
- No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power (Seal Press, 2010)
- Send Yourself Roses: Thoughts on My Life, Love, and Leading Roles (Springboard, 2008), co-written with the actress Kathleen Turner and a New York Times best seller.
- The War on Choice: The Right-Wing Attack on Women’s Rights and How to Fight Back (Bantam Dell, 2004)
- Behind Every Choice is a Story (University of North Texas Press, 2003)
Awards & Accolades
- New York Newswomen Front Page Award, 2008
- Women’s eNews, 21 Leaders for the 21st Century, 2007
- Women Lawyers Los Angeles, Courage Award, 2005
- 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
- Glamour Magazine, Woman of the Year, 2003.
- Vanity Fair, America’s Top 200 Women Leaders, Legends, and Trailblazers, 1998
- World Academy of Art and Science, Special Award for “extraordinary contributions to sensible population policies worldwide,” 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, given by the Junior League, Mujer, and AAUW
- New Times, Best of Phoenix, 1987
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