But she maintained that the problems with Head Start can be ameliorated.
"I am opposed to Head Start being cut, but Head Start has to change, " Edelman said.
Some students said her speech and optimism inspired them to make a difference.
"In the midst of all of the statistics and economics here this was someone who reminded us what we can really do," said Rachel D. Hitch, a first-year Kennedy School student.
"She inspired people to keep fighting, to take on things that that they might not have before, and to be creative," said Kamal I. Latham, a KSG second-year student and president of Harvard's chapter of the NAACP. "I was inspired to keep fighting."
The atmosphere at the opening of the symposium was one of collaboration, and the overwhelming desire for change.
"I find great hope in that a woman can make a difference," said Janice Shaw Crouse, a speechwriter for former President George Bush and symposium participant.
Edelman echoed Crouse's statement.
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