Beverly Whipple is a longtime women’s health activist and leader who helped transform abortion access and feminist health care in Washington State. In 1979, at age 27, she co-founded the Feminist Women’s Health Center – Cedar River Clinics and served as Executive Director of Cedar River Clinics until her retirement in 2014. Under her leadership, five clinics were established and abortion services expanded to 26 weeks gestation. In the clinic’s early years, she trained University of Washington residents to provide abortion care. This work later evolved into a formal partnership with the University of Washington in the early 2000s, integrating Cedar River Clinics into clinical rotations for fellows and residents. Beverly’s advocacy has extended nationally, including testifying before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights regarding Abortion Clinic Violence and service on the Board of Directors for the National Abortion Federation. Beverly has served on the WWHA Board since our founding.
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