July 8, 1943 Faye Wattleton, first African American director of Planned Parenthood, is born. She led Planned Parenthood from 1978 to 1992. Currently, she serves as the President of the Center for the Advancement of Women, and also serves on the board of trustees at Columbia University.
Read more about Faye Wattleton in Book of Black Heroes: Great Women in the Struggle, published by Just us Books.
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