Marian Wright Edelman

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child rights activist civil rights activist human nonprofit founder nonprofit organization

Marian Wright Edelman is an American civil rights activist and founder of the Children’s Defense Fund, renowned for her lifelong advocacy on behalf of disadvantaged children and families.

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Marian Wright Edelman canonical 2

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instanceOf child rights activist ⓘ
civil rights activist ⓘ
human ⓘ
human ⓘ
nonprofit founder ⓘ
nonprofit organization ⓘ
academicDegree Bachelor's degree ⓘ
law degree ⓘ
advocatesFor anti-poverty programs ⓘ
child welfare policies ⓘ
education equity ⓘ
awardReceived Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism NERFINISHED ⓘ
MacArthur Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ
Presidential Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthName Marian Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ
boardMemberOf Spelman College NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1939-06-06 ⓘ
educatedAt Spelman College NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yale Law School ⓘ
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American
familyName Edelman NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork children's rights ⓘ
civil rights ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
founderOf Children's Defense Fund NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
givenName Marian NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasChild Ezra Edelman NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jonah Edelman NERFINISHED ⓘ
Joshua Edelman NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
lifetime 20th century ⓘ
21st century ⓘ
movement American civil rights movement ⓘ
name Marian Wright Edelman NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor advocacy for disadvantaged children and families ⓘ
notableWork Families in Peril NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Measure of Our Success NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation activist ⓘ
author ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld president of the Children's Defense Fund ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
residence Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
spouse Peter Edelman NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Ezra Edelman → parent → Marian Wright Edelman ⓘ
Speak Truth to Power: Human Rights Defenders Who Are Changing Our World → featuresHumanRightsDefender → Marian Wright Edelman ⓘ