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Marian Wright Edelman
American activist for children's rights (born 1939)
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, and Hillary Clinton.[2]
Early life
Marian Wright was born June 6, 1939, in Bennettsville, South Carolina.
Her father was Arthur Jerome Wright, a Baptist minister, and her mother was Maggie Leola Bowen.[3] Marian's father encouraged her education before he died, after a heart attack in 1953, when she was 14.[4][5][6]
Education
She went to Marlboro Training High School in Bennettsville, where she graduated in 1956, going on to Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia.[3]
Due to her academic achievement, she was awarded a Merrill scholarship which allowed her to travel and study abroad.
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