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Marian Wright Edelman (née Wright; born June 6, 1939) is an American activist for civil rights and children's rights. She is the founder and president emerita of the Children's Defense Fund. She influenced leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr.
- Nellie Pappas, Marian Wright Edelman
- Children's rights activist
- 1987
- Marian Wright, June 6, 1939 (age 84), Bennettsville, South Carolina, U.S.
Apr 24, 2001 · Marian Wright Edelman, founder and President of the Children's Defense Fund, was born on June 6, 1939, in Bennettsville, South Carolina. Edelman was the youngest of five children and credits her father with instilling in her an obligation to right wrongs.
Mrs. Edelman, a longtime rights activist and the founder of the influential nonprofit the Children’s Defense Fund, said the protests thrust her back to the 1950s, when she was a teenager in...
Jan 29, 2016 · Edelman is married to Peter Edelman, a professor at Georgetown Law School. They have three sons, Joshua, Jonah, and Ezra, two granddaughters, Ellika and Zoe, and two grandsons, Elijah and Levi. Learn more about Marian Wright Edelman's work at the Children Defense Fund. View All Stories.
Sep 29, 2013 · The honoree at the Children's Defense Fund anniversary celebration Monday night at the Kennedy Center is Hillary Rodham Clinton. The woman who would go on to be first lady, a senator and a...
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Feb 14, 2024 · Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shares children Bobby and Kick with ex-wife Emily Ruth Black and Conor, Kyra, Aidan and Finn with his late ex-wife Mary Richardson. Here’s everything to know...
May 6, 2019 · M arian Wright Edelman is a legendary organizer and advocate who has devoted her life to fighting for the most vulnerable Americans. (Photo courtesy of Children’s Defense Fund) You’ve stated that a society can be measured by how it treats its children. In what ways are we failing children in America right now?