Jean Childs Young, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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American educator and advocate for equal access to education
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About Jean Childs Young
- 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.
- Young worked alongside her husband, Andrew Young, as an involved advocate in the Civil Rights Movement—specifically in the realm of voter rights and access to voter registration for African Americans.
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