Mary McLeod Bethune

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/mary-mcleod-bethune

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Mary McLeod Bethune born?July 10, 1875
2. Where was Mary McLeod Bethune born?Mayesville, South Carolina
3. Who was Mary McLeod Bethune?She was a teacher, school founder, and activist who worked hard to give African Americans better education and equal chances.
4. What school did she start?She started the Daytona Educational and Industrial School for Negro Girls in 1904, which later became Bethune‑Cookman University.

Womanist: A feminist who is also concerned with the rights and liberation of Black women and women of color.
Systemic Oppression: The ways in which laws, institutions, and societal norms create and perpetuate disadvantage for certain groups.