Title Marian Wright Edelman : the making of a crusader / Beatrice Siegel.

Publication Info.	New York, N.Y. : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [1995]
	©1995

Item Status

Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Moore Children's & Young Adult Collection	CH/YA Bio Edelma Sie 1995	In Process	---

Description	159 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-152) and index.
Summary	This biography of children's advocate & civil rights activist Edelman portrays her segregated childhood, activist teenage years, & current passion for children's issues. This is an excellent biography that is especially well suited for students working on research projects. The text is well written & uses many quotations by & about Edelman. The book concludes with a poem/prayer by Edelman, "O God of All Children." The index is very detailed & leads to related topics & people. Selected bibliography with comments by the author about the usefulness of each source.
Subject	Edelman, Marian Wright -- Juvenile literature.
	African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Social reformers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Children's rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
	Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Edelman, Marian Wright https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJk93gjhwhQYQ9hmW9Gyh3
	African Americans
	Children's rights
	Civil rights workers
	Social reformers
	United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
Chronological Term	1900-1999
Genre/Form	Literature
	Biographies
	History
	Juvenile works
	Biographies.
	Literature.
ISBN	0027826295
	9780027826296