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Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary McLeod Bethune was an American educator, civil rights leader…
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Hello, my name is Mary McLeod Bethune. I was born on July 10th, 1875, a long, long time ago. I grew up in a small cabin with my mom, dad, and lots of brothers and sisters! We worked in big fields of cotton, but what I wanted to do most was learn how to read. Back then, it was not easy for children who looked like me to go to school, but I had a big dream.
When I grew up, I wanted to make sure other children could learn, too. In 1904, I moved to a sunny place called Daytona Beach in Florida and decided to start my very own school for girls. Guess what? I started it with only one dollar and fifty cents! We used old wooden crates for desks and burnt twigs for pencils, but we were so happy to be learning together.
I worked hard my whole life to help people. I even got to help the President of the United States make important choices to be fair to everyone. I lived to be 79 years old. Today, the little school I started has grown into a big university, and people remember me as someone who believed that education can make any dream come true.
Mary McLeod Bethune: A Dream to Learn
Hello, my name is Mary McLeod Bethune. I was born on July 10th, 1875, a long, long time ago. I grew up in a small cabin with my mom, dad, and lots of brothers and sisters! We worked in big fields of cotton, but what I wanted to do most was learn how to read. Back then, it was not easy for children who looked like me to go to school, but I had a big dream.
When I grew up, I wanted to make sure other children could learn, too. In 1904, I moved to a sunny place called Daytona Beach in Florida and decided to start my very own school for girls. Guess what? I started it with only one dollar and fifty cents! We used old wooden crates for desks and burnt twigs for pencils, but we were so happy to be learning together.
I worked hard my whole life to help people. I even got to help the President of the United States make important choices to be fair to everyone. I lived to be 79 years old. Today, the little school I started has grown into a big university, and people remember me as someone who believed that education can make any dream come true.
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Mary McLeod Bethune was an American educator, civil rights leader, and government official who founded the National Council of Negro Women and what is now Bethune-Cookman University. She was a tireless advocate for African American rights and education.
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