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As leader and principal spokesperson for the CDF, Edelman worked to persuade Congress to overhaul foster care, support adoption, improve child care and protect children who are disabled, homeless, abused or neglected.
As leader and principal spokesperson for the CDF, Edelman worked to persuade United States Congress to overhaul foster care, support adoption, improve child care and protect children who are disabled, homeless, abused or neglected.
- Nellie Pappas, Marian Wright Edelman
- 1987
In 1969, Mrs. Edelman began the Washington Research Project, a public interest law firm that monitored federal programs for low-income families and, out of that initiative, she founded Children’s Defense Fund in 1973.
Nov 10, 2023 · As we celebrated 30 years of service through CDF Freedom Schools, CDF staff and volunteers participated in our inaugural Marian Wright Edelman National Day of Service, addressing needs of children and youth across Washington, D.C.
Oct 1, 2017 · Became Civil Rights Attorney. Born on June 6, 1939, in segregated Bennettsville, South Carolina, Edelman was a teenager when the Supreme Court ’ s historic Brown v. Board of Education decision banned school segregation and ignited the fledgling civil rights movement in the United States.
May 7, 2019 · Marian Wright Edelman (born June 6, 1939) is an American lawyer, educator, and children's rights activist. In 1973, she founded the Children's Defense Fund, an advocacy and research group. Edelman was the first African-American woman to be admitted to the Mississippi state bar.
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Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president emerita of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF), has been an advocate for disadvantaged Americans for her entire professional life. Under her leadership, CDF has become the nation's strongest voice for children and families.
