“A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come back — but they are gone. We are it. It is up to us. It is up to you.”

About Marian Wright Edelman

Activist • American

Marian Wright Edelman is a renowned American activist for children's rights. She founded the Children's Defense Fund in 1973, a non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to the welfare of children. Throughout her...