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== Education and early career ==
Faye Wattleton attended [[Ohio State University]] at the age of 16. She was awarded a [[Bachelor of Science in Nursing|bachelor's degree in nursing]] in 1964, and went on to teach at a [[nursing school]] in [[Dayton, Ohio]] for two years.<ref name=":022">{{Cite news|url=
Wattleton attended [[Columbia University]] in New York for post-graduate work on a full scholarship.<ref name=":43">{{Cite book|title=African American Almunac: 400 years of triumph courage and excellence|last=Bracks|first=Lean'tin|publisher=Visible Ink Press|year=2012|isbn=9781578593231|pages=559|url=https://archive.org/details/africanamericana0000brac|url-access=registration}}</ref> Due to her interest in children born with drug addictions inherited from their using mothers, Wattleton did her master's thesis on phototoelectrophoresis,<ref name=":72">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/lifeonline00watt_0|title=Life on the line|last=Faye.|first=Wattleton|date=1996|publisher=Ballantine|isbn=0345392655|edition=1st|location=New York|oclc=35652753}}</ref> the medical term for the test used to screen pregnant mothers for drug use so that a baby can be treated for withdrawal immediately.<ref name=":72"/> Wattleton graduated from Columbia with her [[Master of Science in Nursing|Master's of Science degree]] in maternal and infant care, with certification as a [[Nurse midwife|nurse-midwife]], in 1967.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://womenshistory.about.com/od/birthcontrol/p/faye_wattleton.htm|title=Faye Wattleton|author=Jone Johnson Lewis|publisher=About.com Women's History|access-date=15 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718191911/http://womenshistory.about.com/od/birthcontrol/p/faye_wattleton.htm|archive-date=18 July 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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== Personal life ==
In 1970, Faye Wattleton's Parents moved to Texas where her mother preached at a small congregation outside of Houston.<ref name=":72" /> Wattleton was experiencing immense change in her occupational path as director of Planned Parenthood, Miami Valley when her father got lung cancer. By the time that she found out, he only had six months to live.<ref name=":72" /> He died that same year.
Also during this time, Wattleton's mother was struggling with the activism of her daughter. Her mother often told her that she was killing children and going against "God's word".<ref name=":72" /> Wattleton struggled to balance her faith and her activism. Her church stood at odds with pro-choice ideals. This would be a barrier in the relationship Wattleton held with her mother.<ref name=":72" />
Faye Wattleton met her future husband, Franklin Gordon, in 1972.<ref name=":72" /> He was a jazz musician whom she had met at a conference sponsored by the [[Junior League]].<ref name=":72" /> After the conference they parted, but Franklin wrote and mailed Faye poems.<ref name=":72" /> Wanting to have children, Wattleton married Gordon at the end of August in 1972.<ref name=":72" /> In January 1975, she learned that she was pregnant.<ref name=":72" /> She worked during her pregnancy by running for President of the National Executive Directors Council (NEDC) of Planned Parenthood's midwestern regional affiliates. On
== Books and awards ==
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* [http://blog.advocatesaz.org/tag/faye-wattleton-interview/ "A Conversation With Faye Wattleton"]. (2013). ''Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona''. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
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