Marian Wright Edelman

GPTKB entity

Properties (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf human
gptkbp:advocatesFor poverty alleviation
children's education
healthcare for children
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union_(ACLU)
gptkb:National_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Colored_People_(NAACP)
gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference_(SCLC)
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Yale_Law_School
gptkb:Spelman_College
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Harvard_University_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkb:Mahatma_Gandhi_Peace_Prize
gptkbp:awards Presidential Medal of Freedom
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Bennett,_North_Carolina,_USA
gptkbp:born December 6, 1939
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Children's_Defense_Fund
gptkbp:hasDepartment gptkb:Bishop_William_Wright
gptkb:Mary_Wright
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn civil rights movements
social justice movements
child welfare policies
gptkbp:hasWritten social justice
education reform
children's rights
healthcare_access
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Marian Wright Edelman
gptkbp:influenced children's rights advocacy
gptkbp:isActiveIn public speaking
advocacy
nonprofit sector
gptkbp:isKnownFor her advocacy work
her writings
her leadership in children's issues
gptkbp:isMarriedTo gptkb:Peter_Edelman
gptkbp:knownFor founding_the_Children's_Defense_Fund
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:occupation activist
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Peter_Edelman
gptkbp:wrote 'Guide My Feet'
'Lanterns: A Memoir of Mentors'
'The_Measure_of_Our_Success'