Ten days before the 2016 election, I was standing in a cinderblock room in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with Cecile Richards and other leaders of prominent women’s groups, all of us out to make the case for Hillary Clinton’s historic run for President.

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Richards, the eldest daughter of Gov. Ann Richards, forged her own path as a tireless advocate for women across Texas and the United States.

Cecile Richards, a national leader for women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died. She was 67.

"We’ve been investing in young people for the last 12 years, and now it’s really important that we make space for them to lead.”

What her famous mother did as Texas governor, Cecile carried on by standing up a range of progressive and pro-choice organizations.

Women's rights activist and former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards, 67, died at her home surrounded by family and her dog Ollie on Monday morning, her family announced.

Cecile Richards died Monday after battling an aggressive form of brain cancer, her family said in a statement.

Jewelry designer Lynn Ban, who starred in the Netflix reality series "Bling Empire: New York," died weeks after she underwent emergency brain surgery.

Cecile Richards, the former head of Planned Parenthood and founder of the women’s political action group Supermajority, died at age 67 of brain cancer. In a press release about her passing, Planned Parenthood chronicled her career,

Cecile Richards devoted her life to political activism in the fight for equal rights, most notably the rights of women to reproductive health.