American activist for children's rights (born 1939)
Marian Wright Edelman
Edelman in 1994
Born
Marian Wright
(1939-06-06) June 6, 1939 (age 85)
Bennettsville, South Carolina, U.S.
Education
Spelman College (BA)
Yale University (LLB)
Occupation
Children's rights activist
Organization
Children's Defense Fund
Spouse
Peter Edelman
(m. 1968)
Children
3, including Jonah and Ezra
Marian Wright Edelman (néeWright; 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.[1] She influenced leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr.[2]
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