Marian Wright Edelman
Former president of the Children's Defense Fund
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Marian Wright Edelman 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. Wikipedia
Born: 1939 (age 84 years), Bennettsville, SC
Children: Ezra Edelman and Jonah Edelman
Spouse: Peter Edelman (m. 1968)
Parents: Maggie Leola Wright and Arthur Jerome Wright
Education: Yale Law School (1963), Spelman College, and Yale University
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