Peggy Charren

Peggy Sundelle Charren (née Walzer; March 9, 1928 – January 22, 2015) was an American activist best known as the founder of Action for Children's Television (ACT), a national child advocacy organization.

[6] In 1949, Charren graduated from Connecticut College and then took a job as director of the film department at station WPIX-TV in New York City.

[6] Though she continued to work on the issue, Charren disbanded ACT in 1992, announcing that it had met the objectives she had set out to accomplish.

[6] Although denounced as an advocate for censorship by her critics, including animation writers Steve Gerber and Mark Evanier, Charren has insisted she is an outspoken critic of censorship, and has cited her stance against the American Family Association's campaigns to ban various programs.

The organization works to increase communication between women and connect the public with forms of women-based media.