Would I arrange a few editors to come meet her?

Cecile was forthright, funny, a natural-born organizer, and seemingly unafraid.

Oh, and yeahas it turned out, she kind of did end up going to war.

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Cindi Leive and Cecile Richards

But it was also a time when abortion wasnt talked about.

But public discourse in general studiously avoided the A-word.

But she could take the pirates.

Thats why Im doing this, shed say.

People deserve health care.

Her sometimes halting speech only made the message stronger.

Definitely not, said Cecile.

You cant put the genie back in the bottle.

And we cant unlearn what she taught us about fighting, or freedom.

Cindi Leive was editor in chief ofGlamourfrom 2001 to 2018.

She is now the CEO and Cofounder of The Meteor.