Mary McLeod Bethune Study Guide

Early Life Mary McLeod Bethune __ __ was born in South Carolina in 1875, after slavery had ended. Mary McLeod Bethune

Early Life Mary McLeod Bethune first showed the character trait ______ when she was a little girl learning how to read. diligence

Early Life She enjoyed arguing her opinions, so she participated on the _______ team at Scotia Seminary. debate

Early Career Mary McLeod Bethune became a ______. She was greatly influence by her friend and ______, Lucy Craft Laney. teacher

Lucy Craft Laney Early Career ___ ___ ___ taught Mary McLeod Bethune how to run a school. Lucy Craft Laney

school Daytona Beach Early Career Bethune started her own ____ in ____ ____, Florida in the year 1904 with only $1.50. school Daytona Beach

Character Mary McLeod Bethune also showed ____ when she asked for donations and sold pies to the community to raise money for her new school. diligence

Early Career In order to start a school it takes many types of _____ resources, like the school building, books, desks, and other furniture needed to supply the school. capital

Early Career Bethune’s school grew over the years. In 1931, her school became a ____. It became Bethune-Cookman University in 2007 and continues to educate students today. college

together Partnerships Mary McLeod Bethune started clubs and organizations to give voice and power to African American Women. She knew that when people worked ____ they had great power. together

Franklin D. Roosevelt Partnerships ____ __. _____ was the president during the Great Depression, a hard time when many were without jobs or money. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Partnerships Roosevelt started many programs like the National Youth Administration (NYA). This program created ____for teenagers and young adults. jobs

Partnerships Eleanor Roosevelt justice Roosevelt’s wife, ____ ____, had met Bethune and knew that she cared about ____ and African American young people. She recommended that her husband, Franklin Roosevelt, hire her to work for the NYA. Eleanor Roosevelt justice

African Americans Partnerships Eleanor Roosevelt and Mary McLeod Bethune were good friends. Bethune taught Roosevelt a lot about the problems faced by ___ ___. African Americans

Partnerships Mary McLeod Bethune advised three different Presidents and served on many committees because she wanted to help the youth of America. Ms. Bethune greatly ________ the authority of Presidents. respected

Honors Bethune was honored for her hard work for _______ and justice. She was the first woman AND the first African American woman to be honored with a ____ in a public park in Washington, D.C. freedom statue

Honors Bethune’s lifetime of hard work for young people was honored all over the world. Two countries that recognized her work were ____ and ____. Haiti Liberia

American Hero: Video Click on her picture below to watch a short biographical video of Mary McLeod Bethune.

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