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Jean Childs Young (July 1, 1933 – September 16, 1994) was an educator and advocate for equal access to education in the United States. Young also dedicated much of her life to involvement in children's rights, and served as the American chairwoman of the United Nation's International Year of the Child in 1979.
17 de dic. de 2010 · Learn about the life and achievements of Jean Childs Young, the first lady of Atlanta and a prominent educator and children's advocate. She was active in the civil rights movement, the War on Poverty, and the International Year of the Child.
17 de sept. de 1994 · Jean Childs Young, an educator who was active in civil rights and children's causes and was the wife of Andrew Young, the former Atlanta Mayor and United States Representative to the United...
Jean Childs Young, born on July 1, 1933 in Marian, Alabama, was an educator and civil and human rights activist, particularly to women and children. She participated in historical civil rights events, including the 1961 boycott of downtown lunch counters in Atlanta, the 1965 Selma march for voting rights, and the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign ...
Jean Young was a prominent activist for civil rights, education, and children ’ s welfare whose work spanned more than three decades. In 1978 she became widely known as the chairperson of the International Year of the Child.
6 de ene. de 2024 · Jean Childs Young, a civil rights activist and educator, was a force for change in Atlanta. Her work alongside her husband, Andrew Young, helped shape the city's future.
18 de sept. de 1994 · Jean Childs Young, 61, an educator, civil rights activist and wife of former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, died of liver cancer in Atlanta on Friday. She taught school in Connecticut and...
