Marian Wright Edelman
(1939-)

African-American Children's Rights Advocate
National Women's Hall of Fame
1985 Hubert Humphrey Civil Rights Award
1993 National Freedom Award | Heinz Award
2000 Presidential Medal of Freedom
Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism

birthdate: June 6               birthplace: Bennettsville, South Carolina

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