Gloria Feldt
Encyclopedia
Author
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, commentator, and feminist
Feminism
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leader.
Feldt is a frequent public speaker, lecturing at universities, civic and professional organizations, and national and international conferences on women, feminism, politics
Politics
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, leadership
Leadership
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, media
Media (communication)
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, and health
Health
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. 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
Arizona State University
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, where she teaches a course called “Women, Power, and Leadership.”
She is the former president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Planned Parenthood
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.
Feldt's commentary has appeared in The New York Times
The New York Times
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, USA Today
USA Today
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, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post, among other publications. On the web, she's a commentator for Truthout, The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast
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, Salon.com
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, Democracy Journal
Democracy (journal)
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, Women’s enews, The Huffington Post, WIMN’s Voices, the Women's Media Center
Women's Media Center
Women's Media Center is a 5013 nonprofit women’s organization in the United States founded in 2005 by writers/activists Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan, and Gloria Steinem...
, the International Leadership Forum
International Leadership Forum
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’s ilfpost, and on BlogHer
BlogHer
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. 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
Our Bodies, Ourselves
Our Bodies, Ourselves is a book about women's health and sexuality produced by the nonprofit organization 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
Temple, Texas
Temple is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. Located near the county seat of Belton, Temple lies in the region referred to as Central Texas. Located off Interstate 35, Temple is 65 miles north of Austin and 34 miles south of Waco. In the 2010 Census, Temple's population was 66,102, an...
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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 TurnerKathleen TurnerMary Kathleen Turner is an American actress. She came to fame during the 1980s, after roles in the Hollywood films Body Heat, Peggy Sue Got Married, Romancing the Stone, The War of the Roses, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Prizzi's Honor...
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 PressUniversity of North Texas PressThe University of North Texas Press , founded in 1987, is a university press that is part of the University of North Texas.-External links:*...
, 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