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Mary McLeod Bethune

Mary McLeod Bethune. Essential Question How do I discuss the lives of historical figures who expanded people’s rights and freedoms in a democracy?. Who?. Mary McLeod Bethune was born in Mayesville, South Carolina in 1875. She was one of 17 children! Her parents were freed slaves.

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Mary McLeod Bethune

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  1. Mary McLeod Bethune Essential Question How do I discuss the lives of historical figures who expanded people’s rights and freedoms in a democracy?

  2. Who? • Mary McLeod Bethune was born in Mayesville, South Carolina in 1875. • She was one of 17 children! • Her parents were freed slaves. • Mary wanted to be a teacher and a missionary when she grew up. WORD Missionary – a person chosen to go share what they believe in. TO KNOW

  3. What? • When Mary grew up, she was asked to start a school in Florida. She used boxes and crates for desks and chairs. She crushed berries for ink and used charcoal for pencils. • She did all the jobs at the school-teacher, janitor, secretary, and principal.

  4. When? • Mary opened her school in 1904. Her son and five other girls were her students. They paid $0.50 a week to go to school. • Two years later, her school had 250 students! Most were girls.

  5. Where? • Mary moved to Daytona, Florida to open her school. She wanted to help African American girls. Daytona was a place were lots of African Americans lived and there were not enough schools for the African American children. • Students at her school learned reading, writing, math, how to cook, sew, and take care of a home. • In 1931, Mary’s school became a college. It is called Bethune-Cookman College. • Students can still attend her school today to learn many subjects and prepare for different jobs.

  6. Where? • 1875: Mayesville, South Carolina • Mary McLeod Bethune is born. • 1894: Chicago, Illinois • She attended the Moody Bible Institute. • 1904: Daytona Beach, Florida • Bethune starts a school for African American girls Mary changed the lives of people all over the United States.

  7. Why? Mary McLeod Bethune was a leader, teacher, author, speaker, businesswoman, and tireless worker. She worked hard to see that all Americans of color and all women had equal rights. Mary’s greatest contribution was her work as an educator. Mary spent her life helping African Americans to have educational opportunities.

  8. Accomplishments • In 1974, Mary was the first woman and the first African American to be honored with a statue in a public park in Washington, D.C. • This stamp and statue are just two ways Bethune is honored today.

  9. Character Traits Tolerance • Justice means equal treatment in a system of laws. • Bethune wanted everyone to have an equal chance to succeed, so she worked for justice. • People show tolerance when they let people have their own ways and beliefs, even if they are different from their own. • Mary worked for acceptance of African Americans and women. Mary worked for tolerance Diligence • People who work for a long time show diligence. • Bethune’s hard work over many years to build a school showed her diligence. Justice

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