Peter Edelman
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Peter Edelman is an American legal scholar and anti-poverty advocate known for his work on welfare policy and his resignation from the Clinton administration in protest of the 1996 welfare reform law.
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| Peter Edelman canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
anti-poverty advocate
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author ⓘ human ⓘ law professor ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ public official ⓘ |
| advisorTo | Robert F. Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Bill Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Robert F. Drinan, S.J., Award from the American Bar Association (public interest law) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf |
New Israel Fund
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Public Welfare Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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surface form:
Harvard College
Harvard Law School ⓘ |
| employer | Georgetown University Law Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights law
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poverty law ⓘ public interest law ⓘ welfare policy ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy against poverty and inequality in the United States
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critique of 1996 U.S. welfare reform ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| movement |
anti-poverty movement
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American civil rights movement ⓘ
surface form:
civil rights movement
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| notableEvent | resigned from the Clinton administration in 1996 in protest of the welfare reform law ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Not a Crime to Be Poor: The Criminalization of Poverty in America
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Searching for America’s Heart: RFK and the Renewal of Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ So Rich, So Poor: Why It’s So Hard to End Poverty in America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
law professor
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legal scholar ⓘ policy advisor ⓘ |
| opposed | Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Faculty Director of the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality ⓘ Legislative assistant to Senator Robert F. Kennedy ⓘ Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center ⓘ |
| spouse | Marian Wright Edelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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