Marian Wright Edelman
06/06/1939 , (85 years old) in Bennettsville, South Carolina, USA
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Marian Wright Edelman is an American activist for children's rights. She has been an advocate for disadvantaged Americans for her entire professional life. She is founder and president emerita of the Children's Defense Fund. She influenced leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Hillary Clinton.