The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Kenneth Carlton Edelin

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Kenneth Carlton Edelin

4/21/2005

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2005.104

Medical professor Kenneth Carlton Edelin (1939 - 2013 ) was professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Boston University School of Medicine. Edelin, who became nationally known in the 1970s for his legal battles for abortion rights, served as a leader in the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Edelin was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 4/21/2005, in Brookline, Massachusetts. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 6; Total Run Time: 02h 30m 14s

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Edelin, Kenneth, 1939-2013

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Kenneth C. Edelin, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Boston University School of Medicine, was born in Washington, D.C., on March 31, 1939. Educated in segregated Washington schools through the eighth grade, Edelin graduated from the private Stockbridge School in Western Massachusetts. After graduating from Columbia University in 1961, Edelin taught math and science at Stockbridge School for two years; he then attended Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, where he earned ...