Frances “Sissy” Farenthold was a Texas
state legislator, women’s college president, human rights activist — and the driving force behind PLEN’s founding in the late 1970s. In 1976, Sissy
became the president of Wells College and led the charge to form PLEN in
the late '70s. Sissy continued to support PLEN after leaving Wells College
and continues her work in the public sector today as an international human
rights activist.