Marian Wright Edelman
(see also Children's Advocacy)
Basics
Marian Wright Edelman Institute for the Study of Children, Youth & Families. (San Francisco State University).
On the Web: Article
Standing Up For the World's Children: Leave No Child Behind. Marian Wright Edelman at Sweet Briar College (1996).
On the Web: Specialized Sites
In the Library: Articles
Edelman, Marian Wright. "Adolescent pregnancy: everybody's problem," Journal of State Government 59,4 (11-12/86).
In the Library: Non-Fiction Books
Edelman, Marian Wright with Paul V. Smith. Portrait of Inequality: Black & White Children in America (Washington: Children's Defense Fund, 1980).
__________. Families in Peril: An Agenda for Social Change (Cambridge MA: Harvard, 1987).
__________. The Measure of Our Success: A Letter to My Children & Yours (Boston: Beacon, 1992).
__________. Guide My Feet: Prayers & Meditations on Loving & Working for Children (Boston: Beacon, 1995).
__________. Lanterns: A Memoir of Mentors (Boston: Beacon, 1999).
__________. Hold My Hand: Prayers for Building a Movement to Leave No Child Behind (Washington: Children's Defense Fund, 2001).
Old, Wendie. Marian Wright Edelman: Fighting for Children's Rights (Springfield NJ: Enslow, 1995).
In the Library: Fiction
In the Library: For Young Readers
Edelman, Marian Wright. Stand for Children (NY: Hyperion, 1998).