Marian Wright Edelman

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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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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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