Faye Wattleton

Faye Wattleton
2009
President of Planned Parenthood
In office
1978–1992
Personal details
Born
Alyce Faye Wattleton

(1943-07-08) 8 July 1943
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
EducationOhio State University (BA)
Columbia University (MS)
OccupationFeminist activist
Author and news commentator
Registered nurse
WebsiteOfficial website

Faye Wattleton (born Alyce Faye Wattleton; 8 July 1943) 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, and the reproductive rights movement.