Name: Reflections from a lifetime fighting to end child poverty
Uploaded: 2019-01-30T15:51:34Z
Duration: 14 min 59 s
Description: What does it take to build a national movement? In a captivating conversation with TEDWomen curator Pat Mitchell, Marian Wright Edelman reflects on her path to founding the Children's Defense Fund in 1973 -- from the early influence of growing up in the segregated American South to her activism with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. -- and shares how growing older has only made her more radical.

What does it take to build a national movement? In a captivating conversation with TEDWomen curator Pat Mitchell, Marian Wright Edelman reflects on her path to founding the Children's Defense Fund in 1973 -- from the early influence of growing up in the segregated American South to her activism with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. -- and shares how growing older has only made her more radical.

Marian Wright Edelman: Reflections from a lifetime fighting to end child poverty

Reflections from a lifetime fighting to end child poverty

Growing up in a segregated town taught critical lessons: address needs directly and champion change, igniting a lifelong advocacy.

The tragedy of children's preventable deaths and systemic neglect in Mississippi spurred the creation of the Children's Defense Fund.

Harnessing childhood adversities, a lifelong advocate transformed systemic injustices into a national movement for children's rights.