Edelman, Marian Wright: - Marian Wright Edelman is the founder and president of the Children\'s Defense Fund.
She and her husband live in Washington, D.
C., and have three Children and four grandchildren..
Edelman is a graduate of Spelman College and Yale Law School.
Kennedy Lifetime Achievement Award for her writings.
In 2000, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Robert F.
She is the winner of many awards for her work, including a MacArthur Fellowship, the Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian Award, a Heinz Award, and a Niebuhr Award.
She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Measure of Our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours , and eight other books.
Edelman, Marian Wright: - Marian Wright Edelman is the founder and president of the Children\'s Defense Fund
