Mary McLeod Bethune

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Mary McLeod Bethune

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Early Life

• Mary Jane McLeod was born on ________in
  _______________,
• ____________ ____________________.
• Her parents were former ________________.
• She attended three schools ___________
  _____________,
• _______________, and __________ __________
  __________.

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Becoming an Educator

• Mary began her career as a teacher in
• ____________.
• She opened the ___________
• ___________ and _______________
• __________________ in _________
• in __________________.
• She had no equipment to start the school.
• She served as the schools _________________ for
  ____ years.
• She wanted to provide education for ___________
  ___________.

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Becoming an Educator

• The school merged with Cookman Institute
• for _________ in __________ and
• became ____________ _____________
• _______________.

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Making More Changes

• Mary became an active voice in support of both
  ____________ and ______________ ________________.
• She began the _______________ ________________ of
  _____________________ ______________ in
  _________.
• In ___________, President Franklin _____________
  appointed
• her to be the __________ of the Division of Negro
  Affairs of the
• National Youth Administration, the highest
  government position then held by a _____________.

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Making More Changes

• Mary McLeod Bethune received many __________ for
  her
• educational and political accomplishments.
• She died on ___________________.
• Thirty years later, she was honored with a
  __________ ________
• in her name.