About the Book

As president of the Children’s Defense Fund, Marian Wright Edelman has been at the heart of this century’s most dramatic civil rights and child advocacy struggles. In this memoir, she pays tribute to those who helped shape her life, and shows how crucial their influences were.

Critical Praise

“All who love children are served generously and intelligently by the ideas, commitments, and passion of Marian Wright Edelman. Her arms are open to the children and adults of the world, and we all are stronger and more safe because of her.” — Maya Angelou

“This memoir, lucidly and poignantly told, offers a compelling moral history of our country—an account of how brave and honorable individuals helped us make changes both necessary and important to accomplish.” — Robert Coles

“A radiant and transcendent book, filled with moral lessons from the youth of a courageous woman to the hearts of those who follow in her footsteps: a gift of love from one heroic generation to the next.” — Jonathan Kozol

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Product Details

• ISBN: 9780060958596
• ISBN 10: 0060958596
• Imprint: Harper Perennial
• On Sale: 09/05/2000
• Trimsize: 5.310 in (w) x 8.000 in (h) x 0.500 in (d)
• Pages: 224
• List Price: $14.99
• BISAC1 : SELF-HELP / Motivational & Inspirational
• BISAC2 : SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Success
• BISAC3 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Educators
• BISAC4 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs