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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.
Oct 1, 2017 · In 1973 Edelman founded the Children ’ s Defense Fund (CDF) to protect the interests of the country ’ s children. Supported entirely by private foundations, the CDF studies and documents conditions affecting children and lobbies intensively for legislation it believes will help them.
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
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.
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Marian Wright Edelman was born on born June 6, 1939, and raised in Bennettsville, South Carolina, one of five children. Her father Arthur Wright was a Baptist preacher who taught his children that Christianity required service in this world and was influenced by A. Phillip Randolph. Her mother was Maggie Leola Bowen. Marian's father died when she w...
Edelman went on to study at Spelman College. She studied abroad on a Merrill scholarship and later traveled to the Soviet Union on a Lisle fellowship. When she returned to Spelman in 1959, Edelman became involved in the civil rights movement. This work inspired her to drop her plans to enter the foreign service and study law instead. As a law stude...
In 1963 after graduating from Yale Law School, Edelman worked first in New York for the NAACPLegal and Defense Fund and then in Mississippi for the same organization. There, she became the first African-American woman to practice law. During her time in Mississippi, she worked on racial justice issues connected with the civil rights movement and he...
In 1973, Edelman established the Children's Defense Fund as a voice for poor, minority, and disabled children. She served as a public speaker on behalf of these children, and also as a lobbyist in Congress and both president and administrative head of the organization. The agency served not only as an advocacy organization, but as a research center...
Edelman is the author of numerous books for children and adults. Her titles for young readers include "I'm Your Child, God: Prayers for Our Children," "Guide My Feet: Prayers and Meditations for Our Children," "The Measure of Our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours," and "Stand for Children." Edelman's books for adults include "Lanterns: A M...
Edelman, Marian Wright. "The Measure of Our Success: a Letter to My Children and Yours." Beacon Press, 1993.Siegel, Beatrice. "Marian Wright Edelman: the Making of a Crusader." Simon & Schuster, 1995.- Jone Johnson Lewis
Jun 12, 2008 · In 1973, under Edelman’s guidance, the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) was founded. It aimed to help children be healthy, stay in school, and avoid teenage pregnancy. The CDF also worked to prevent childhood abuse and drug abuse.
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She founded the Washington Research Project, a public interest law firm and the parent body of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF). For two years she served as the director of the Center for Law and Education at Harvard University and, in 1973, began CDF.
