Coretta Scott king is Martin Luther King Jr wife from 1953 until his assassination. She had a hand in the women’s history month was a black activist and was also an author. She was born April 27, 1927. She had 4 kids. She had ovarian cancer. She died January 30, 2006. She was a strong woman she  walked right on the side of Martin. She never left his side, she always agreed with him. When Martin Luther King died she led a march on behalf of Sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee. She was a hard working woman.