The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Marian Wright Edelman

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Marian Wright Edelman

4/24/2001

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2001.030

Foundation chief executive Marian Wright Edelman (1939 - ) was the founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund where she worked to decrease teenage pregnancy, increase Medicaid coverage for poor children and secure government funding for programs such as Head Start. Edelman was also the first African American female to have been on the board of directors of Yale University. Edelman was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 4/24/2001, in Washington, D.C.. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 3; Total Run Time: 01h 28m 57s

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